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

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “Mëlz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmilzispleen
2Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old High German milzi →