Where does “Schmerzen” come from?

Schmerzen (German) comes from Middle High German schmerzen, from Old High German smerzan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

Schmerzen (German): plural of Schmerz

Definitions

  1. plural of Schmerz

Ancestry of “Schmerzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschmerzen—
2Old High Germansmerzanto smart
3Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “Schmerzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →Every word from Old High German smerzan →