smalz

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smalt ((molten) fat, lard), and ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

smalz n (plural smalz)

  1. lard, fat

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References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “smalta- ~ smulta-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456
  • Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “smalz”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, 6th edition