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Where does “smootheth” come from?

smootheth (English) comes from English smooth, from Middle English smethe, from Old English smōþ, from Proto-Germanic smanþiz — flat, smooth, soft.

smootheth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “smootheth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmoothHaving a texture that lacks friction. Not rough;...
2Middle Englishsmethe—
3Old Englishsmōþsmooth, serene, calm, unruffled
4Proto-Germanicsmanþizflat, smooth, soft
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