An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Schmalz

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Schmalte

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Schmalz

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Schmalz.

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2553288An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S — SchmalzJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Schmalz, neuter, ‘fat, grease, suet,’ from Middle High German and Old High German smalz, neuter, ‘melted fat for cooking, grease, butter’ (compare Italian dialectic smalzo, ‘butter’); allied to schmelzen, ‘to melt,’ which, in the sense ‘to cook with fat,’ is derived from Schmalz.