Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smaltą

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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]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*smaltą n

  1. Alternative form of *smultą

Inflection[edit]

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[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smalt (see there for further descendants)

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
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