Where does “molten” come from?
molten (Middle English) comes from Old English molten, from Proto-Germanic multanaz, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.
Ancestry of “molten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | molten | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | multanaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | meltaną | to dissolve; melt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mel- | false, erroneous; bad, evil |
Words derived from “molten”