schmelzen

Meaning

1. (class-3,intransitive,strong) to melt; to liquefy
2. (class-3,figuratively,intransitive,strong) to dwindle; to melt away
3. (class-3,strong,transitive) to melt; to liquefy

Concepts

melt

thaw

fuse

liquefy

smelt

dissolve

frit

enamel

melted

molten

mix

scramble

be dissolved

soak

water

melting

unfreeze

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃmɛltsn̩/

Etymology

From Middle High German smelzen, from Old High German smelzan, from Proto-West Germanic *smeltan.
Akin to Old Saxon smeltan. Cognate with English smelt, Danish smelte, Dutch smelten, German Low German smölten. Through the meaning of soften: compare Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ) (whence младость (mladostĭ, “softness”)), Latin mollis (“soft”).