Where does “esmailler” come from?

esmailler (Old French) comes from Old French esmal, from Latin smaltum, from Frankish smalt, from Proto-Germanic smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.

esmailler (Old French): to enamel

Definitions

  1. to enamel

Ancestry of “esmailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchesmalenamel
2Latinsmaltumenamel
3Frankishsmaltmelted fat; fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
4Proto-Germanicsmeltanąto melt
5Proto-Indo-European(s)meld-to soften, to melt

Words derived from “esmailler”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeltaną →Every word from Frankish smalt →