Where does “smá-” come from?
smá- (Faroese) comes from Faroese smáur, from Old Norse smár, from Proto-Germanic smēhaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.
smá- (Faroese): small, little
Ancestry of “smá-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Faroese | smáur | small |
| 2 | Old Norse | smár | small |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smēhaz | small; little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smēk- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |
Words derived from “smá-”