Where does “smaltum” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smaltum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
2Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “smaltum”

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