Where does “multh” come from?

multh (Yola) comes from Middle English melten, from Old English meltan, from Proto-Germanic meltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- — false, erroneous; bad, evil.

multh (Yola): giving away gratis, as at funerals?

Definitions

  1. giving away gratis, as at funerals?

Ancestry of “multh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmeltento melt
2Old Englishmeltanto consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve,...
3Proto-Germanicmeltanąto dissolve; melt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mel-false, erroneous; bad, evil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic meltaną →Every word from Old English meltan →