Where does “malt” come from?

malt (Middle English) comes from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

malt (Middle English): malt malted grain

Definitions

  1. malt malted grain

Ancestry of “malt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmealtmalt
2Proto-West Germanic*maltmalt
3Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “malt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →