Where does “Malzextrakt” come from?

Malzextrakt (German) comes from German malz, from Middle High German malz, from Old High German malz, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Malzextrakt (German): barley malt syrup, barley malt extract

Definitions

  1. barley malt syrup, barley malt extract

Ancestry of “Malzextrakt”, step by step

Malzextrakt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German malz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmalzmalt
2Middle High Germanmalz—
3Old High Germanmalz—
4Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via German Extrakt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanExtraktextract
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →