Where does “smite” come from?
Smite comes from Middle English smiten, from Old English smītan, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd-.
smite (English): To hit, to strike; To strike down or kill with...
Definitions
- To hit, to strike; To strike down or kill with...
Ancestry of “smite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | smiten | To fight, enter combat, attack; To strike, land... |
| 2 | Old English | smiten | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smitanaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smītaną | to cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeyd- | to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,... |
Words derived from “smite”