Where does “tannemalje” come from?
tannemalje (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål emalje, from French émail, from English email, from Middle French email, from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną — to soften, to melt.
tannemalje (Norwegian Bokmål): tooth enamel
Definitions
- tooth enamel
Ancestry of “tannemalje”, step by step
tannemalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål emalje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | emalje | enamel |
| 2 | French | émail | enamel; vitreous enamel; glaze |
| 3 | English | A system for transferring messages from one... | |
| 4 | Middle French | — | |
| 5 | Old French | esmal | enamel |
| 6 | Latin | smaltum | enamel |
| 7 | Frankish | smalt | melted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smeltaną | to melt |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |