Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smeltaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld- (“to melt, smelt”). Compare Ancient Greek μέλδομαι (méldomai, “to melt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smeltaną

1. (intransitive) to melt

Inflection

Conjugation of *smeltaną (strong class 3)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*smeltō	*smeltaų	—	*smeltai	?
2nd singular	*smiltizi	*smeltaiz	*smelt	*smeltazai	*smeltaizau
3rd singular	*smiltidi	*smeltai	*smeltadau	*smeltadai	*smeltaidau
1st dual	*smeltōz	*smeltaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*smeltadiz	*smeltaidiz	*smeltadiz	—	—
1st plural	*smeltamaz	*smeltaim	—	*smeltandai	*smeltaindau
2nd plural	*smiltid	*smeltaid	*smiltid	*smeltandai	*smeltaindau
3rd plural	*smeltandi	*smeltain	*smeltandau	*smeltandai	*smeltaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*smalt	*smultį̄
2nd singular	*smalst	*smultīz
3rd singular	*smalt	*smultī
1st dual	*smultū	*smultīw
2nd dual	*smultudiz	*smultīdiz
1st plural	*smultum	*smultīm
2nd plural	*smultud	*smultīd
3rd plural	*smultun	*smultīn
	present	past
participles	*smeltandz	*smultanaz

Derived terms

• *smultą (“(molten) fat, lard”)
• *smaltijaną
• *smeltaz

Related terms

• *meltaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *smeltan
  • Old English: *smeltan
    • ⇒ Old English: smelting
  • Old Frisian: *smelta
    • Saterland Frisian: smilte
    • West Frisian: smelte
  • Old Saxon: smeltan
    • Middle Low German: smelten
      • Low German: smölten
  • Old Dutch: *smeltan
    • Middle Dutch: smelten
      • Dutch: smelten
        • Afrikaans: smelt
        • Berbice Creole Dutch: smelti
        • Negerhollands: smelt
      • → English: smelt
      • Limburgish: smöltje
  • Old High German: smelzan
    • Middle High German: smelzen
      • German: schmelzen
      • Luxembourgish: schmëlzen
• Old Norse: smelta; smolt; smeltr
  • Icelandic: smelta
  • Norwegian: smelta
    • Norwegian Bokmål: smelte
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: smelta
  • Old Swedish: smælta
    • Swedish: smälta
  • Old Danish: smæltæ
    • Danish: smelte
  • Gutnish: smälta
  • Dalian: smälta
    • Elfdalian: smelta