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Where does “schmelzen” come from?

schmelzen (German) comes from Old High German smelzan, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

schmelzen (German): to melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to...

Definitions

  1. to melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to...

Ancestry of “schmelzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmelzan—
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “schmelzen”

  • Schmelztopf
  • Schmelzsicherung
  • Schmelzpunkterniedrigung
  • Schmelztiegel
  • Schmelzwärme
  • Schmelzflocken
  • Schmelzpunkt
  • Kernverschmelzung
  • Verschmelzung
  • Schmelzfluss
  • Schmelzflusselektrolyse
  • umschmelzen
  • verschmelzen
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