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Where does “smalt” come from?

smalt (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *smultą.

smalt (Proto-West Germanic): fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat

Definitions

  1. fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat

Ancestry of “smalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*smultą—

Words derived from “smalt”

  • smalt
  • schmaltz
  • schmaltzy
  • smalto
  • schmaltziness
  • schmaltzily
  • esmalte
  • quitaesmalte
  • smaltare
  • smaltatore
  • smaltatura
  • smalto
  • smalteria
  • смальта
  • эмаль
  • эмалировать
  • émaillé
  • émailler
  • émailleur
  • émaillage
  • émail
  • émaillerie
  • Email
  • Griebenschmalz
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