Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smelt

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.

Noun

*smelt m

1. smelt (fish)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smelt
Genitive	*smeltas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smelt	*smeltō, *smeltōs
Accusative	*smelt	*smeltā
Genitive	*smeltas	*smeltō
Dative	*smeltē	*smeltum
Instrumental	*smeltu	*smeltum

Descendants

• Old English: smelt, smylt
  • Middle English: smelt, smelte, smelth
    • English: smelt
    • Scots: smelt
• Old Dutch: *smelt
  • Middle Dutch: *smelt
    • West Flemish: smelt