English
hotmelt
From hot + melt.
Proto-Indo-European *keHy- ‘to heat; to become hot’
Proto-Germanic *haitaz ‘hot’
Proto-West Germanic *hait
Old English hāt ‘hot’
Middle English hot
English hot
Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- ‘to soften, melt’
Proto-Germanic *meltaną ‘to dissolve, to melt’
Proto-West Germanic *meltan ‘to dissolve, to melt’
Old English meltan ‘to melt’
Middle English melten ‘to blend or fuse’
English melt
Today it means
noun An adhesive that is applied in a liquid molten form but sets into a solid form as it cools.
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Etymograph / hotmelt