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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeltaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *smeltaną[1], possibly due to the fish's soft flesh.
Noun
*smeltaz m
- smelt (fish)
Declension
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *smeltaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *smeltaz | *smeltōz, *smeltōs | |
| vocative | *smelt | *smeltōz, *smeltōs | |
| accusative | *smeltą | *smeltanz | |
| genitive | *smeltas, *smiltis | *smeltǫ̂ | |
| dative | *smiltai | *smeltamaz | |
| instrumental | *smeltō | *smeltamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: smelt, smylt
- Middle English: smelt, smelte, smelth
- English: smelt
- Scots: smelt
- Middle English: smelt, smelte, smelth
- Old Dutch: *smelt
- Middle Dutch: *smelt
- West Flemish: smelt
- Middle Dutch: *smelt
- Old Norse: *smeltr
- Danish: smelt
- Swedish: smält
References
- Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353