Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “smel-”

51 words across 22 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European smel- — including smell, smelling, smelly, smeller, smelleth, smellest, smelliness, smellable.

See the etymology of smel- itself →

English (16)

Polish (4)

Middle English (4)

Low German (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Czech (2)

Old Frisian (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Old English (2)

Dutch (1)

Russian (1)

Slovene (1)

Macedonian (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Sranan Tongo (1)

Proto-Slavic (1)

Upper Sorbian (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Old East Slavic (1)