Melting
/ˈmɛl.tɪŋ/noun
Becoming liquid from heat; softening or dissolving.
Did you know?English melt comes from a Germanic root meaning “to dissolve,” and it’s distantly related to words for softening and flowing across the Indo-European family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*mel-
“to soften, crush, or grind”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*meltaną
“to melt, dissolve”
Old English
English
meltan
“to melt, dissolve, be liquefied”
Middle English
English
melten
“to melt, become liquid”
Modern English
English
melting
“becoming liquid or softening under heat or influence”