Etymology Explorer
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Where does “smalt” come from?
smalt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.
Ancestry of “smalt”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
smalt
fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
2
Proto-Germanic
*smultą
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Words derived from “smalt”
smout
smout
smout
smoutebol
smoutzochte
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