Where does “Griebenschmalz” come from?

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

Griebenschmalz (German): lard that contains gribenes/crackling

Definitions

  1. lard that contains gribenes/crackling

Ancestry of “Griebenschmalz”, step by step

Griebenschmalz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schmalz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchmalzgrease; lard; schmaltz
2Middle High Germansmalz—
3Old High Germansmalzlard, fat
4Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
5Proto-Germanic*smultą—

via German griebe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangriebegreaves
2Middle High Germangriebepiece of fat, crackling
3Old High Germangriobothat which is coarse; coarse
Every word from Proto-Germanic *smultą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smalt →Every word from Old High German smalz →
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