Etymology

formelt

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Today it means: To melt; melt away; dissolve. Full definition →

Middle English formelten ← Old English formeltan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromformeltan“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromformelten
  3. English todayformelt

From Middle English formelten, from Old English formeltan (“to melt away, dissolve, liquefy, burn up”), equivalent to for- + melt. Compare German verschmelzen, Dutch versmelten.

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