Where does “smylt” come from?

smylt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic smeltaz, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “smylt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmeltazsmelt
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaz →