smölten
Low German
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to melt; to liquefy
- (transitive) to smelt; to fuse
- (intransitive) to melt; to liquefy
- (intransitive) to dwindle; to melt away
Etymology
Inherited from Old Saxon smeltan inherited from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną (melt, smelt).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smeltaną
Gloss
melt, smelt
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- blacksmelt English
- chain-melted English
- chain-melted state English
- formelt English
- hotmelt English
- icemelt English
- melt English
- meltability English
- meltable English
- meltage English
- meltaway English
- melter English
- meltest English
- melteth English
- meltproof English
- meltwater English
- melty English
- overmelt English
- remelt English
- resmelt English
- smelt English
- smeltable English
- smelter English
- smeltery English
- snowmelt English
- tuna melt English
- undermelt English
- unmelt English
- unsmelt English
- melto Finnish
- Schmelzflocken German
- Schmelzfluss German
- Schmelzpunkt German
- Schmelzsicherung German
- Schmelztopf German
- Schmelzwärme German
- schmelzen German
- umschmelzen German
- verschmelzen German
- zerschmelzen German
- aansmelten Dutch, Flemish
- afsmelten Dutch, Flemish
- samensmelten Dutch, Flemish
- smelten Dutch, Flemish
- smeltkroes Dutch, Flemish
- smeltkunde Dutch, Flemish
- smeltkunst Dutch, Flemish
- smeltpunt Dutch, Flemish
- smeltstop Dutch, Flemish
- smeltwater Dutch, Flemish
- smeltzout Dutch, Flemish
- versmelten Dutch, Flemish
- *smaltijaną Proto-Germanic
- *smeltaną Proto-Germanic
- härdsmälta Swedish
- smälta Swedish
- melten Middle English
- smelt Middle English
- *smelta Old Norse
- smelte Danish
- smeltevarme Danish
- smelten Middle Dutch
- smelzan Old High German
- *smeltan Old Dutch
- *smelten Old Dutch
- smeltan Old Saxon
- smælta Old Swedish
- *smalt Frankish