Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smalt

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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-West Germanic

Etymology

Alteration of Proto-Germanic *smultą.[1]

Noun

*smalt n

  1. fat, lard (melted)
  2. 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

References

  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