Where does “milt” come from?

Milt comes from Middle English milte, from Old English milte, from Proto-Germanic meltǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld-, a root meaning to melt or soften.

milt (English): The spleen, especially of an animal bred for...

Definitions

  1. The spleen, especially of an animal bred for...

Ancestry of “milt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmiltespleen
2Old Englishmiltespleen
3Proto-Germanicmeltǭspleen
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “milt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltǭ →Every word from Old English milte →