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
Ancestry of “smælta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | smelta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
Words derived from “smælta”