Where does “smout” come from?
smout (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smalt, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.
smout (Middle Dutch): melted animal fat; any type of oil or semi-liquid...
Definitions
- melted animal fat; any type of oil or semi-liquid...
Ancestry of “smout”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | smalt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | smalt | fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *smultą | — |
Words derived from “smout”