Where does “Mëlz” come from?
Mëlz (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
Mëlz (Luxembourgish): spleen
Ancestry of “Mëlz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | milzi | spleen |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | miltiją | spleen |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |