Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smalt

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“fat, lard (melted)”).

Noun

*smalt n

fat, lard (melted)
oil, semi-liquid fat

Declension

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smalt
Genitive	*smaltas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smalt	*smaltu
Accusative	*smalt	*smaltu
Genitive	*smaltas	*smaltō
Dative	*smaltē	*smaltum
Instrumental	*smaltu	*smaltum

Descendants

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)
    - → English: schmaltz
  - → Polish: smalec
→ Medieval Latin: smaltum (see there for further descendants)