meltan
Old English
verb
Definitions
- to consume by fire, melt, burn up; dissolve, digest
- (ergative) to change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *meltaną (melt, dissolve), *maltijaną (melt, dissolve) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (grind, beat, crush).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*(s)mel-
Gloss
grind, beat, crush
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- melt English
- *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)meld- Proto-Indo-European
- *malskaz Proto-Germanic
- *maltijaną Proto-Germanic
- *meltaną Proto-Germanic
- *mildijaz Proto-Germanic
- *multanaz Proto-Germanic
- formeltan Old English
- mieltan Old English
- formelten Middle English
- melten Middle English
- tomelten Middle English
- melta Old Norse
- melta Icelandic
- melting Icelandic