Where does “smaltz” come from?

smaltz (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.

smaltz (Cimbrian): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “smaltz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmalz—
2Old High Germansmalzlard, fat
3Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
4Proto-Germanic*smultą—

Words derived from “smaltz”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *smultą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smalt →Every word from Old High German smalz →