Where does “milze” come from?

milze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German milzi, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “milze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmilzispleen
2Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “milze”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old High German milzi →