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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
MALT.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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MALT,
grain steeped in water, and dried in a kiln, for brewing. (E.)
M.E. malt, Chaucer, C. T. 3989.—A.S. mealt, in comp. mealt-hús,
a malt-house, Wright's Vocab. i. 58, col. 2.—A.S. mealt, pt. t. of meltan,
strong verb, to melt; hence, to steep, soften. + Du. mout. + Icel. malt, whence
the weak verb melta, to malt (not the same as E. melt). + Dan. and Swed.
malt. +
G. malz, malt; cf. M.H.G. malz, soft, weak. Cf. Skt. mridu, soft,
mild. See Melt, Mild. Der.
malt, vb., M.E. malten,
Prompt. Parv.; malt-horse, Com. Errors, iii. 1. 32; malt-house;
malt-worm, 1
Hen. IV, ii. 1. 83; also malt-ster, M.E. malte-stere, Prompt. Parv. ¶
The suffix -ster was once looked upon as a fem. termination, as in brew-ster,
baxter for bake-ster, web-ster, spin-ster; and the baking, brewing, weaving, and
spinning were once all alike in the hands of females. See Spinster.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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