Melted
/ˈmɛltɪd/noun
Past tense and past participle of melt; changed from a solid to a liquid or softened by heat.
Did you know?Melt comes from Old English *meltan*, and its deep Indo-European root also gave English the word *mildew*, originally tied to the idea of something being dissolved or wasted away.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mel-
“to grind, crush, or wear away”
Old English
OE
meltan
“to melt, dissolve, or be consumed”
Middle English
ME
melten
“to melt; become liquid or soft”
Modern English
English
melt
“to change from solid to liquid by heat; to soften or dissolve”
Modern English
English
melted
“melted; changed into a liquid or softened state”