smelt
English
/ˈsmɛlt/
noun
Definitions
- Any small anadromous fish of the family Osmeridae, found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and in lakes in North America and northern part of Europe.
- (obsolete) A fool; a simpleton.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English smelt derived from Old English smelt inherited from Proto-Germanic *smeltaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smeltaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- black English
- blacksmelt English
- resmelt English
- smeltable English
- smelter English
- smeltery English
- unsmelt English
- Schmelzflocken German
- Schmelzfluss German
- Schmelzpunkt German
- Schmelzsicherung German
- Schmelztopf German
- Schmelzwärme German
- schmelzen German
- umschmelzen German
- verschmelzen German
- zerschmelzen German
- *smeltaz Proto-Germanic
- smelt Old English
- smelt Middle English
- smelzan Old High German
- smeltan Old Saxon
- smölten Low German