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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

  1. 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
  • Proto-West Germanic: *smelt
    • Old English: smelt, smylt
    • Old Dutch: *smelt
      • Middle Dutch: *smelt
  • Old Norse: *smeltr

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