Where does “molsh” come from?

molsh (Middle English) comes from Old English melsc, from Proto-Germanic mili, from Proto-Indo-European mélit — honey.

molsh (Middle English): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “molsh”, step by step

molsh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English melsc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmelsc—
2Proto-Germanicmilihoney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmélithoney

via Old English milisc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmiliscmellow; mild; sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mélit →Every word from Proto-Germanic mili →Every word from Old English melsc →
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