Where does “milts” come from?

milts (English) comes from English milt, from Middle English milte, from Old English milte, from Proto-Germanic meltǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

milts (English): plural of milt

Definitions

  1. plural of milt

Ancestry of “milts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmiltThe spleen, especially of an animal bred for...
2Middle Englishmiltespleen
3Old Englishmiltespleen
4Proto-Germanicmeltǭspleen
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltǭ →Every word from Old English milte →