Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meltǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to beat, grind, crush, weaken”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmel.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*meltǭ f

1. (anatomy) spleen

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *meltǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*meltǭ	*meltōniz
vocative	*meltǭ	*meltōniz
accusative	*meltōnų	*meltōnunz
genitive	*meltōniz	*meltōnǫ̂
dative	*meltōni	*meltōmaz
instrumental	*meltōnē	*meltōmiz

Related terms

• *miltiją
• *miltijaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *meltā, *miltijā
  • Old English: milte
    • Middle English: milte, milt, multe, mylt, mylte
      • English: milt
      • Scots: melt, meilt
  • Old Frisian: milte
    • Saterland Frisian: Milte
    • West Frisian: milt, melt
  • Old Saxon: *milta
    • Middle Low German: milte
      • German Low German: Milt
  • Old Dutch: *milta
    • Middle Dutch: milte
      • Dutch: milt
  • Old High German: milza
• Old Norse: mjalti
  • Norwegian: mjelte
  • Elfdalian: mjälta
  • Old Swedish: miælte, mælte
    • Swedish: mjälte