Schmalz

• IPA^(key): /ʃmalt͡s/

From Middle High German smalz, from Old High German smalz, from Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“(molten) fat, lard”), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.

Schmalz n (genitive Schmalzes, plural Schmalze)

1. grease, lard

Schmalz m or n (genitive Schmalzes, no plural)

1. (uncountable) schmaltz (excessively sentimental art or music)

Masculine:

Neuter:

• schmalzig

Emerging no later than the thirteenth century in Schleswig-Holstein, the surname is thought to derive from the Middle High German, being intermediate etymon between the Old High German smal and the German schmal, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *smalaz (“small”), whence the English small, and is thus cognate with the English surname Small.

• Schmahl, Schmahll, Schmal, Schmall, Schmaltz, Small

Schmalz n (genitive Schmalz)

1. A surname​ — famously held by:
   1. Valentin Schmalz (1572–1622), German Socinian theologian

German names are generally not declined; nevertheless, if inflected, Schmalz declines as follows:

There is also an archaic genitive singular form in Schmalzes.

• “Schmalz Family Crest and Name History” excerpted from the www.HouseOfNames.com archives (14 June 2013 revision)

From the Middle High German smalz, from the Old High German smalz, from the Proto-Germanic *smaltą (“(molten) fat, lard”), an ablaut derivative of *smeltaną.

• IPA^(key): /ʃmɑlt͡s/

Schmalz n (uncountable)

1. lard, grease

• Ouereschmalz