smalz

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“(molten) fat, lard”), and ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /s̠mɑlt͡s/

Noun

smalz n (plural smalz)

lard, fat

Inflection

Declension of smalz (neuter a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	smalz	smalz
accusative	smalz	smalz
genitive	smalzes	smalzo
dative	smalze	smalzum
instrumental	smalzu	—

Derived terms

smalzgold

Descendants

Middle High German: smalz
- German: Schmalz
- Hunsrik: Schmals
- Luxembourgish: Schmalz
- Yiddish: שמאַלץ‎ (shmalts)
  - → English: schmaltz
- → Polish: smalec

References

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

Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “smalz”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, 6th edition

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