Where does “mjälte” come from?

mjälte (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish miielte, from Old Norse milti, from Proto-Germanic miltiją, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

mjälte (Swedish): spleen

Definitions

  1. spleen

Ancestry of “mjälte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmiielte—
2Old Norsemiltispleen
3Proto-Germanicmiltijąspleen
4Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic miltiją →Every word from Old Norse milti →
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