Where does “meltaway” come from?

meltaway (English) comes from English melt, from Middle English melten, from Old English meltan, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

meltaway (English): Used in the names of various recipes for cakes...

Definitions

  1. Used in the names of various recipes for cakes...

Ancestry of “meltaway”, step by step

meltaway traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English melt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeltMolten material, the product of melting; The...
2Middle Englishmeltento melt
3Old Englishmeltanto consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...
4Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

via English away

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishawayFrom a place, hence; Aside; off; in another...
2Middle EnglishawayOut, away , off; Sideways, to a side
3Proto-Indo-Europeanaweg—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →Every word from Old English meltan →