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Where does “smeddum” come from?

smeddum (English) comes from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma.

smeddum (English): Fine powder; flour; The powder or finest part of...

Definitions

  1. Fine powder; flour; The powder or finest part of...

Ancestry of “smeddum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmedma—
2Old Englishsmedma—
Every word from Old English smedma →