Where does “emalje” come from?
emalje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
emalje (Norwegian Bokmål): enamel
Definitions
- enamel
Ancestry of “emalje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 2 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 3 | Middle French | — | |
| 4 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 5 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 6 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |