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
Ancestry of “milt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | milte | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | milta | spleen |
| 3 | Old Norse | milti | spleen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | miltiją | spleen |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “milt”