Where does “melton” come from?
melton (English) comes from Old English middel, from Proto-West Germanic *midl, from Proto-Germanic midlą, from Proto-Germanic midjō, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
melton (English): A tough, short-napped material used for making...
Definitions
- A tough, short-napped material used for making...
Ancestry of “melton”, step by step
melton traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | middel | middle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *midl | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | midlą | middle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | midjō | middle, midst |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Old English tūn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 4 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via English Melton Mowbray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Melton Mowbray | A pork pie with a hand-formed crust, containing... |