schmelzen

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Akin to Old Saxon. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. Through the meaning of soften: compare 🇨🇬 (whence ), Latin.

Verb

 * 1)  to melt; to liquefy
 * 2)  to dwindle; to melt away
 * 3)  to melt; to liquefy

Usage notes

 * Transitive use is less common and is historically derived from confusion with the following weak verb; in contemporary language, is preferred instead.

Etymology 2
Causative of the previous verb.

Verb

 * 1)  to melt; to liquefy
 * 2)  to smelt; to fuse
 * 1)  to smelt; to fuse

Usage notes
Often replaced by the previous strong verb, particularly in the past and perfect tense.