Where does “milt” come from?
milt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic meltǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
milt (Old English): milt, spleen
Ancestry of “milt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | meltǭ | spleen |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “milt”