Where does “smalt” come from?

smalt (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

smalt (Frankish): melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat

Definitions

  1. melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat

Ancestry of “smalt”, step by step

smalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic smeltaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
2Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

via Proto-Germanic *smalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*smalt—

Words derived from “smalt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →