malt

malt
{{11}}malt (n.) O.E. malt (Anglian), mealt (W.Saxon), from P.Gmc. *maltam (Cf. O.N. malt, O.S. malt, M.Du., Du. mout, O.H.G. malz, Ger. Malz "malt"), from PIE *meld- (Cf. MELT (Cf. melt)), extended form of root *mel- "soft," probably via notion of "softening" the grain by steeping it in water before brewing. Finnish mallas, O.C.S. mlato are considered to be borrowed from Germanic.
{{12}}malt (v.) mid-15c., "to convert grain to malt," from MALT (Cf. malt) (n.). Meaning + "to make with malt" is from c.1600. Related: Malted; malting. Malt liquor (which is fermented, not brewed) first attested 1690s. Malted "a drink with malted milk" is from 1945.

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  • Malt — Malt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malted}: p. pr. & vb. n. {Malting}.] To make into malt; as, to malt barley. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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