Reconstruction:Old Dutch/smelten

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smaltijaną, causative of *smeltaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meld-.

Verb

*smelten

  1. (transitive) to melt

Inflection

Conjugation of *smelten (weak class 1)
infinitive *smelten
indicative present past
1st person singular *smelto, *smelton *smeltida
2nd person singular *smeltis *smeltidos
3rd person singular *smeltit *smeltida
1st person plural *smeltun *smeltidon
2nd person plural *smeltit *smeltidot
3rd person plural *smeltunt *smeltidon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *smelte *smeltidi
2nd person singular *smeltis *smeltidis
3rd person singular *smelte *smeltidi
1st person plural *smeltin *smeltidin
2nd person plural *smeltit *smeltidit
3rd person plural *smeltin *smeltidin
imperative present
singular *smelti
plural *smeltit
participle present past
*smeltendi *smeltit, *gismeltit

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: smelten
    • Dutch: smelten
      • Afrikaans: smelt
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: smelti
      • Negerhollands: smelt
    • → English: smelt
    • Limburgish: smöltje
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