selp- (*ghelp-)

    selp- (*ghelp-)

    English meaning: fat n.

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “Fett (Butter, Schmalz)”

    Material: O.Ind. sarpís- n. “ melted butter, melting-butter, lard, fat”, sr̥prá- “ greasy, smooth, sleek, oiled, blank”; Gk. ἔλπος (n.) ἔλαιον, στέαρ Hes. and (with φ after ἄλειφα : λίπος?) ἔλφος βούτυρον. Κύπριοι Hes., ὄλπη, ὄλπις, -ιδος f. “ oil-bottle “; Alb. (*ghelp-) gjalp “ butter “; [common Alb. gh- > gl- > gj- : lith. gh- > dz- phonetic mutation]. O.H.G. salba, O.S. salƀa , O.E. sealf “ ointment “, Goth. O.H.G. salbōn, O.S. salƀōn, O.E. sealfian “anoint”; Toch. A ṣälyp, В ṣalype “fat, butter, Öl”.

    References: WP. II 508.