Where does “smeltan” come from?
smeltan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic smeltan, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
smeltan (Old Saxon): to melt
Ancestry of “smeltan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | smeltan | to melt, to become liquid |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “smeltan”