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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/meltaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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, crush, grind). Related to Sanskrit मर्दति (mardati, to crush, grind).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*meltaną

  1. to dissolve; melt

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *maltaz
  • *maltijaną
  • *multiz

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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