Where does “melten” come from?

melten (Middle English) comes from Old English meltan, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

melten (Middle English): to melt

Definitions

  1. to melt

Ancestry of “melten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmeltanto consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...
2Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “melten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →Every word from Old English meltan →
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