Etymology

molten

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Today it means: Melted, especially due to great heat Full definition →

Middle English molten ← Old English molten ← Proto-Germanic *multanaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*meltaną“to melt”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*multanaz
  3. Old English · inherited frommolten
  4. Middle English · inherited frommolten
  5. English todaymolten

From Middle English molten, from Old English molten, ġemolten (“melted, molten”), from Proto-Germanic *multanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *meltaną (“to melt”). Cognate with Scots moltin, Swedish multen.

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