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
Ancestry of “mjälte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | miielte | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | milti | spleen |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | miltiją | spleen |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |