Where does “milt” come from?

milt (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch milte, from Old Dutch milta, from Old Norse milti, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

milt (Dutch): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “milt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmilte
2Old Dutchmiltaspleen
3Old Norsemiltispleen
4Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “milt

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