Where does “matsmältning” come from?

matsmältning (Swedish) comes from Swedish smältning, from Swedish smälta, from Old Swedish smælta, from Old Norse smelta, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

matsmältning (Swedish): digestion

Definitions

  1. digestion

Ancestry of “matsmältning”, step by step

matsmältning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish smältning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmältningmelting
2Swedishsmältamelt; molten material; thaw; melt; to become...
3Old Swedishsmæltato melt
4Old Norsesmelta—
5Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
6Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Swedish mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmatfood
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
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