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Proto-Germanic
Etymology 1
From *meltaną (“to melt”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*maltijaną[1][2]
- to make dissolve, cause to melt
Inflection
Descendants
Etymology 2
From *maltą (“malt”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*maltijaną[3]
- to malt (for brewing)
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*maltjan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maltjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 258
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*maltjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 258