Where does “ġemolten” come from?

ġemolten (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic multanaz, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

ġemolten (Old English): melted, molten

Definitions

  1. melted, molten

Ancestry of “ġemolten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmultanaz—
2Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic multanaz →
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