Where does “smileful” come from?
smileful (English) comes from English smile, from Middle English smilen, from Old Norse smīla, from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
smileful (English): Full of smiles; A quantity revealed by a smile
Definitions
- Full of smiles; A quantity revealed by a smile
Ancestry of “smileful”, step by step
smileful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smile
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smile | A facial expression comprised by flexing the... |
| 2 | Middle English | smilen | to smile |
| 3 | Old Norse | smīla | to smile |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smīlijaną | to smile |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |