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

Definitions

  1. to melt

Ancestry of “smeltan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsmeltanto melt, to become liquid
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “smeltan”

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