Where does “Mollet” come from?

Mollet (English) comes from French mollet, from French mou, from Old French mol, from Latin mollis, from Latin molduis, from Proto-Italic moldus, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “Mollet”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	mollet	calf
2	French	mou	soft, pliable; pansy, spineless; lungs, lights
3	Old French	mol	soft
4	Latin	mollis	soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
5	Latin	molduis	—
6	Proto-Italic	moldus	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	*ml̥dus	soft, weak
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meld-	to soften, to melt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus →Every word from Proto-Italic moldus →