Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smultą

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adjectival ablaut formation from *smeltaną (melt).[1]

Noun[edit]

*smultą n

  1. (molten) fat, lard

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *smultą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *smultą *smultō
vocative *smultą *smultō
accusative *smultą *smultō
genitive *smultas, *smultis *smultǫ̂
dative *smultai *smultamaz
instrumental *smultō *smultamiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: smolt
  • Old Norse: smolt

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “smalta- ~ smulta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456