Where does “smoutzochte” come from?
smoutzochte (West Flemish) comes from West Flemish smout, from Middle Dutch smout, from Old Dutch smalt, from Proto-West Germanic smalt, from Proto-Germanic *smultą.
smoutzochte (West Flemish): very soft, very tender
Ancestry of “smoutzochte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | West Flemish | smout | type of melted and solidified lard, often... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smout | melted animal fat; any type of oil or semi-liquid... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smalt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | smalt | fat, lard; oil, semi-liquid fat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *smultą | — |