Where does “amelcoren” come from?

amelcoren (Dutch) comes from English amel, from Old English amellen, from Old French esmailler, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “amelcoren”, step by step

amelcoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English amel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishamelenamel; To enamel
2Old Englishamellen—
3Old Frenchesmaillerto enamel
4Old Frenchesmalenamel
5Latinsmaltumenamel
6Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
7Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
8Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Dutch koren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkorengrain; corn
2Middle Dutchkoren—
3Old Dutchkorn—
4Proto-Germanickurnącorn, grain, cereal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “amelcoren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →