Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “milzi” come from?

milzi (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

milzi (Old High German): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “milzi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “milzi”

  • Milz
  • milze
  • Mëlz
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