Where does “smælta” come from?

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

smælta (Old Swedish): to melt

Definitions

  1. to melt

Ancestry of “smælta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmelta—
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “smælta”

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