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 (“to melt”), 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	*smeltai	*smeltamaz
instrumental	*smeltō	*smeltamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *smelt
  • 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