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

Definitions

  1. lard, grease

Ancestry of “Schmalz”, 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 “Schmalz”

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