Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeltaną
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt, smelt”). Compare Ancient Greek μέλδομαι (méldomai, “to melt”). [1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*smeltaną
- (intransitive) to melt
Inflection
Conjugation of *smeltaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
- *smaltą ~ *smultą (“(molten) fat, lard”)
- *smaltiją
- *smaltijaną
- *smeltaz
Related terms
Descendants
- (Old English: smelting, smilting)
- Old Frisian: *smelta
- Old Saxon: smeltan
- Old Dutch: *smeltan
- Old High German: smelzan
- Old Norse: smelta; smolt; smeltr