Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smaltą

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

Etymology

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Adjectival ablaut formation from *smeltaną (“melt”).

Noun

*smaltą n

1. Alternative form of *smultą

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *smaltą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*smaltą	*smaltō
vocative	*smaltą	*smaltō
accusative	*smaltą	*smaltō
genitive	*smaltas, *smaltis	*smaltǫ̂
dative	*smaltai	*smaltamaz
instrumental	*smaltō	*smaltamiz

Descendants

• Frankish: *smalt
  • Old Dutch: *smalt
    • Middle Dutch: smout
      • Dutch: smout
  • Old High German: smalz
    • Middle High German: smalz
      • Cimbrian: smaltz
      • German: Schmalz
      • Hunsrik: Schmals
      • Luxembourgish: Schmalz
      • Yiddish: שמאַלץ (shmalts)
        • → Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
        • → English: schmaltz
      • → Ladin: smauz
      • → Old Polish: smalec
        • Polish: smalec, szmalec
          • → Belarusian: шма́лец (šmáljec)
        • → Old Ruthenian: сма́лецъ (smálecʹ)
          • Belarusian: сма́лец (smáljec), сма́ляц (smáljac), сма́лець (smáljecʹ)
          • Ukrainian: сма́лець (smálecʹ)
          • → Russian: сма́лец (smálec)
  • → Medieval Latin: smaltum (see there for further descendants)
• Old High German: smalz
  • Middle High German: smalz
    • Cimbrian: smaltz
    • German: Schmalz
    • Hunsrik: Schmals
    • Luxembourgish: Schmalz
    • Yiddish: שמאַלץ (shmalts)
      • → Dutch: schmalz, sjmalts
      • → English: schmaltz
    • → Ladin: smauz
    • → Old Polish: smalec
      • Polish: smalec, szmalec
        • → Belarusian: шма́лец (šmáljec)
      • → Old Ruthenian: сма́лецъ (smálecʹ)
        • Belarusian: сма́лец (smáljec), сма́ляц (smáljac), сма́лець (smáljecʹ)
        • Ukrainian: сма́лець (smálecʹ)
        • → Russian: сма́лец (smálec)