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

Definitions

  1. To remelt, recast

Ancestry of “umschmelzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmelzento melt; to liquefy; to dwindle; to melt away; to...
2Old High Germansmelzan—
3Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “umschmelzen”

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