Where does “smalz” come from?
smalz (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.
smalz (Old High German): lard, fat
Ancestry of “smalz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | smalt | fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *smultą | — |
Words derived from “smalz”