Where does “melting” come from?
melting (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic melta, from Old Norse melta, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.
melting (Icelandic): digestion
Ancestry of “melting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | melta | to digest |
| 2 | Old Norse | melta | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |