Where does “Malta” come from?

Malta (Swedish) comes from Swedish malt, from Old Norse malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

Malta (Swedish): to malt

Definitions

  1. to malt

Ancestry of “Malta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmaltmalt
2Old Norsemalt—
3Proto-Germanicmaltąmalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeld-to beat, crush, grind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “Malta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meld- →