Etymograph

English

maltol

From malt + -ol.

A compound of malt + -ol

Proto-Germanic *maltą

Proto-West Germanic *malt

Old English mealt

Middle English malt

English malt

Today it means

noun a substituted pyranone found in the bark and needles of some conifers and in roasted malt

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / maltol