Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)meld-

This Proto-Indo-European 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.

Often compared to *(s)mel- (“to crush, grind”).

*(s)meld-

1. to soften, to melt

• *(s)méld-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną, *meltaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai
    • Ancient Greek: μέλδομαι (méldomai)
• *(s)mold-éye-ti (causative)
  • Proto-Germanic: *maltijaną (“to cause to melt or dissolve”) (see there for further descendants)
• *(s)mold-o-m, *(s)ml̥d-o-m
  • Proto-Germanic: *smultą (“molten fat, lard”) (see there for further descendants)
• *(s)ml̥d-o-s
  • Proto-Germanic: *smultaz (“weak, gentle; tranquil”) (see there for further descendants)
• Unsorted formations:
  • Proto-Germanic: *meltǭ, *miltiją (“spleen”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Indo-Iranian:
    • Indo-Aryan:
      • Sanskrit: मृद् (mṛd, “to be soft”)