Where does “smalt” come from?

smalt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

smalt (Norwegian Bokmål): neuter singular of smal

Definitions

  1. neuter singular of smal

Ancestry of “smalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmalnarrow; slim
2Old Norsesmalrsmall
3Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Old Norse smalr →