Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeltaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *smeltaną[1], possibly due to the fish's soft flesh.

Noun

*smeltaz m

smelt (fish)

Declension

masculine a-stemDeclension of *smeltaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*smeltaz	smeltōz, smeltōs
vocative	*smelt	smeltōz, smeltōs
accusative	*smeltą	*smeltanz
genitive	smeltas, smiltis	*smeltǫ̂
dative	*smiltai	*smeltamaz
instrumental	*smeltō	*smeltamiz

Descendants

Old English: smelt, smylt
- Middle English: smelt, smelte, smelth
  - English: smelt
  - Scots: smelt
Old Dutch: *smelt
- Middle Dutch: *smelt
  - West Flemish: smelt
Old Norse: *smeltr
- Danish: smelt
- Swedish: smält

References

Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353

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[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353