"(s)meld-" meaning in All languages combined

See (s)meld- on Wiktionary

Root [Proto-Indo-European]

Etymology: Often compared to *(s)mel- (“to crush, grind”).
  1. to soften, to melt Tags: morpheme, reconstruction
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)méld-e-ti (thematic root present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smeltaną"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną, *meltaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*méldomai"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "μέλδομαι"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: μέλδομαι (méldomai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: μέλδομαι (méldomai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)mold-éye-ti (causative)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*maltijaną",
            "t": "to cause to melt or dissolve"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *maltijaną (“to cause to melt or dissolve”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *maltijaną (“to cause to melt or dissolve”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)mold-o-m, *(s)ml̥d-o-m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smultą",
            "t": "molten fat, lard"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smultą (“molten fat, lard”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smultą (“molten fat, lard”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)ml̥d-o-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smultaz",
            "t": "weak, gentle; tranquil"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smultaz (“weak, gentle; tranquil”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smultaz (“weak, gentle; tranquil”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*meltǭ"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *meltǭ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *meltǭ, *miltiją (“spleen”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Iranian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Aryan:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "मृद्",
            "t": "to be soft"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: मृद् (mṛd, “to be soft”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: मृद् (mṛd, “to be soft”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Often compared to *(s)mel- (“to crush, grind”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)meld-",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European CReRC-shaped roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Indo-European roots with s-mobile",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "to soften, to melt"
      ],
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        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
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          "melt",
          "melt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "(s)meld-"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)méld-e-ti (thematic root present)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smeltaną"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smeltaną, *meltaną (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grk-pro",
            "2": "*méldomai"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Hellenic: *méldomai"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "μέλδομαι"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: μέλδομαι (méldomai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: μέλδομαι (méldomai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)mold-éye-ti (causative)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*maltijaną",
            "t": "to cause to melt or dissolve"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *maltijaną (“to cause to melt or dissolve”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *maltijaną (“to cause to melt or dissolve”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)mold-o-m, *(s)ml̥d-o-m"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smultą",
            "t": "molten fat, lard"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smultą (“molten fat, lard”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smultą (“molten fat, lard”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "*(s)ml̥d-o-s"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*smultaz",
            "t": "weak, gentle; tranquil"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *smultaz (“weak, gentle; tranquil”)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *smultaz (“weak, gentle; tranquil”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Unsorted formations:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gem-pro",
            "2": "*meltǭ"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Germanic: *meltǭ",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {},
          "expansion": "(see there for further descendants)",
          "name": "see desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Germanic: *meltǭ, *miltiją (“spleen”) (see there for further descendants)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Iranian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Indo-Aryan:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "मृद्",
            "t": "to be soft"
          },
          "expansion": "Sanskrit: मृद् (mṛd, “to be soft”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sanskrit: मृद् (mṛd, “to be soft”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Often compared to *(s)mel- (“to crush, grind”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Indo-European",
  "lang_code": "ine-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)meld-",
  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Indo-European CReRC-shaped roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Indo-European lemmas",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots",
        "Proto-Indo-European roots with s-mobile"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to soften, to melt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soften",
          "soften"
        ],
        [
          "melt",
          "melt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "(s)meld-"
}

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