Where does “smertelig” come from?

smertelig (Danish) comes from Danish smerte, from Middle Low German smerte.

smertelig (Danish): painful

Definitions

  1. painful

Ancestry of “smertelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmertepain; suffering; grief
2Middle Low Germansmerte—
Every word from Middle Low German smerte →Every word from Danish smerte →