Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smaltī

This Proto-West 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

From *smaltą +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmɑl.ti.jɑ̃/

Noun

*smaltī n

1. something molten or melted
2. metallic alloy
3. enamel

Inflection

ī/jō-stemDeclension of *smaltī (ī/jō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*smaltī	*smaltijôz
vocative	*smaltī	*smaltijôz
accusative	*smaltijǭ	*smaltijōz
genitive	*smaltijōz	*smaltijǫ̂
dative	*smaltijōi	*smaltijōmaz
instrumental	*smaltijō	*smaltijōmiz

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *smelti
  • Middle Low German: smelte
• Frankish: *smalti
  • Old Dutch: *smelti
    • Middle Dutch: smelte
      • Dutch: smelt
  • → Medieval Latin: smaltum (see there for descendants)
• Old High German: smelzi; gismelzi
  • Middle High German: *smelze, gesmelze
    • German: Schmelze, Schmelz