Where does “maltur” come from?

maltur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse *maltr, from Proto-Germanic maltaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

maltur (Icelandic): slightly rotten, beginning to taste of decay

Definitions

  1. slightly rotten, beginning to taste of decay

Ancestry of “maltur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse*maltr—
2Proto-Germanicmaltazsoft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting; malt; soft,...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic maltaz →Every word from Old Norse *maltr →