Where does “melt” come from?

Melt comes from Middle English melten, from Old English meltan, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mel- meaning to crush or grind.

melt (English): Molten material, the product of melting; The...

Definitions

  1. Molten material, the product of melting; The...

Ancestry of “melt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmeltento melt
2Old Englishmeltanto consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...
3Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “melt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →Every word from Old English meltan →
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