Where does “umschmelzen” come from?
umschmelzen (German) comes from German schmelzen, from Old High German smelzan, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
umschmelzen (German): To remelt, recast
Ancestry of “umschmelzen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | schmelzen | to melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to... |
| 2 | Old High German | smelzan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |