Where does “melta” come from?

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

Ancestry of “melta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “melta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →