Where does “smout” come from?

smout (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch smout, from Old Dutch smalt, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.

smout (West Flemish): type of melted and solidified lard, often...

Definitions

  1. type of melted and solidified lard, often...

Ancestry of “smout”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsmoutmelted animal fat; any type of oil or semi-liquid...
2Old Dutchsmalt—
3Proto-West Germanicsmaltfat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat
4Proto-Germanic*smultą—

Words derived from “smout”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *smultą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smalt →Every word from Old Dutch smalt →
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