Where does “esmail” come from?

esmail (Middle French) comes from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

esmail (Middle French): enamel

Definitions

  1. enamel

Ancestry of “esmail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmalenamel
2Latinsmaltumenamel
3Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
4Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →