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Where does “meltǭ” come from?

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

meltǭ (Proto-Germanic): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “meltǭ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “meltǭ”

  • milt
  • milter
  • miltwaste
  • milts
  • milt
  • miltvuur
  • miltvuurbrief
  • milte
  • milt
  • milte
  • milte
  • milta
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