Where does “smelta” come from?

smelta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

Ancestry of “smelta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smelta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →