Where does “tannemalje” come from?
tannemalje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): tooth enamel
Definitions
- tooth enamel
Ancestry of “tannemalje”, step by step
tannemalje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk emalje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 |