Where does “Milz” come from?

Milz (German) comes from Middle High German milze, from Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Milz (German): spleen, milt

Definitions

  1. spleen, milt

Ancestry of “Milz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmilze—
2Old High Germanmilzispleen
3Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “Milz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old High German milzi →