Where does “milza” come from?

milza (Italian) comes from Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

milza (Italian): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “milza”, step by step

milza traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German milzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmilzispleen
2Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Lombardic milzi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lombardicmilzi—

Words derived from “milza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old High German milzi →