Where does “smalt” come from?
smalt (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk smal, from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
smalt (Norwegian Nynorsk): neuter singular of smal
Ancestry of “smalt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | smal | narrow; slim |
| 2 | Old Norse | smalr | small |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |