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...
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- Molten material, the product of melting; The...
Ancestry of “melt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | melten | to melt |
| 2 | Old English | meltan | to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |
Words derived from “melt”