Where does “milt” come from?

milt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse milti, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

milt (Norwegian Nynorsk): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “milt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “milt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old Norse milti →
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