Where does “milta” come from?

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

milta (Old Dutch): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “milta”, step by step

milta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse milti

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

via Proto-Germanic meltǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeltǭspleen

Words derived from “milta”

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