Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/malt

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 *maltą.

Noun

*malt n

1. malt

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*malt
Genitive	*maltas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*malt	*maltu
Accusative	*malt	*maltu
Genitive	*maltas	*maltō
Dative	*maltē	*maltum
Instrumental	*maltu	*maltum

Derived terms

• *maltijan

Descendants

• Old English: mealt, malt
  • Middle English: malt, malte, maltt, mault, maulte
    • English: malt
    • Scots: maut
    • Yola: mault
• Old Frisian: malt
  • Saterland Frisian: Moalt
• Old Saxon: malt
  • Middle Low German: malt, molt
    • German Low German: Molt
• Old Dutch: malt
  • Middle Dutch: malt, mout
    • Dutch: mout
      • → West Frisian: mout
• Old High German: malz
  • Middle High German: malz
    • German: Malz
    • Luxembourgish: Malz
• → Proto-Slavic: *molto (see there for further descendants)