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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smultą

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Adjectival ablaut formation from *smeltaną (“melt”).[1]

Noun

*smultą n

  1. (molten) fat, lard

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *smultą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *smultą *smultō
vocative *smultą *smultō
accusative *smultą *smultō
genitive *smultas, *smultis *smultǫ̂
dative *smultai *smultamaz
instrumental *smultō *smultamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: smolt
  • Old Norse: smolt

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “smalta- ~ smulta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 456
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