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