*meltǭ

Runic: ᛗᛖᛚᛏᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈmel.tɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

spleen

Etymology

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

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.meltǭmeltōniz
Acc.meltōnųmeltōnunz
Gen.meltōnizmeltōnǫ̂
Dat.meltōnimeltōmaz
Inst.meltōnēmeltōmiz
Voc.meltǭmeltōniz

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Descendants

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

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