Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/miltiją

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, grind, crush, weaken”).

Noun

*miltiją n

spleen

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *miltiją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*miltiją	*miltijō
vocative	*miltiją	*miltijō
accusative	*miltiją	*miltijō
genitive	miltijas, miltīs	*miltijǫ̂
dative	*miltijai	*miltijamaz
instrumental	*miltijō	*miltijamiz

Related terms

*meltǭ

Descendants

Old Dutch: *milti
- Middle Dutch: milte
  - Dutch: milt
Old High German: milzi
- Middle High German: milze
  - German: Milz
  - Luxembourgish: Mëlz
  - Vilamovian: myłc
Lombardic: *milzi
- → Italian: milza
Old Norse: milti
- Icelandic: milta
- Faroese: milti, milt
- Norwegian: milt
- Old Swedish: miælte, mælte
  - Swedish: mjälte
- Danish: milt
→ → Catalan: melsa (via Gothic?)

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