Where does “Schmalz” come from?
Schmalz (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.
Schmalz (Luxembourgish): lard, grease
Ancestry of “Schmalz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | smalz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | smalz | lard, fat |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | smalt | fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *smultą | — |
Words derived from “Schmalz”