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Where does “maltijaną” come from?

maltijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

maltijaną (Proto-Germanic): to make dissolve; to malt

Definitions

  1. to make dissolve; to malt

Ancestry of “maltijaną”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maltijaną”

  • melting
  • melt
  • snowmelt
  • meltwater
  • melter
  • meltingly
  • melteth
  • remelt
  • melty
  • unmelting
  • meltable
  • unmeltable
  • premelting
  • meltability
  • meltest
  • meltage
  • icemelt
  • hotmelt
  • meltingness
  • undermelt
  • unmelt
  • meltaway
  • nonmeltable
  • meltiness
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