Proto-Germanic

*smeltaną

‘to melt, smelt’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *smeltaną.

4 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *smeltaną, most familiar first.

• enamel ← enamailler ← esmailler ← smaltum ← *smalt
• smelt ← *smeltaz
• schmaltz ← שמאַלץ ← smalz ← smalz ← *smalt
• smalt ← smalto ← smaltum

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *smeltaną