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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

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

Words derived from “milta”

  • miltvuur
  • miltvuurbrief
  • milt
  • milte
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