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Where does “meld-” come from?

meld- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

meld- (Proto-Indo-European): to beat, crush, grind

Definitions

  1. to beat, crush, grind

Ancestry of “meld-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “meld-”

  • bland
  • malt
  • blandly
  • maltose
  • blandness
  • maltster
  • maltase
  • Ovaltine
  • malty
  • isomaltase
  • maltoside
  • malta
  • malthouse
  • isomaltose
  • maltman
  • maltiness
  • maltol
  • malter
  • amylomaltase
  • maltosyl
  • maltery
  • maltolate
  • maltin
  • maltworm
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