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Where does “meltan” come from?

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

meltan (Old English): to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...

Definitions

  1. to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...

Ancestry of “meltan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil

Words derived from “meltan”

  • melting
  • melt
  • snowmelt
  • meltwater
  • melter
  • meltingly
  • melteth
  • remelt
  • melty
  • unmelting
  • meltable
  • unmeltable
  • premelting
  • meltability
  • meltest
  • meltage
  • icemelt
  • hotmelt
  • meltingness
  • undermelt
  • unmelt
  • meltaway
  • nonmeltable
  • meltiness
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