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”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smeltaną

  1. (intransitive) to melt

Inflection

Conjugation of (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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smeltan
    • Old English: *smeltan
    • Old Frisian: *smelta
    • Old Saxon: smeltan
    • Old Dutch: *smeltan
    • Old High German: smelzan
      • Middle High German: smelzen
  • Old Norse: smelta; smolt; smeltr

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*smeltan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 457
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