Where does “unmeltingly” come from?
unmeltingly (English) comes from English unmelting, from English melting, 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.
unmeltingly (English): Without melting or softening
Definitions
- Without melting or softening
Ancestry of “unmeltingly”, step by step
unmeltingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English unmelting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmelting | That does not melt |
| 2 | English | melting | present participle of melt; Which is melting,... |
| 3 | English | melt | Molten material, the product of melting; The... |
| 4 | Middle English | melten | to melt |
| 5 | Old English | meltan | to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |