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

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

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