Where does “schmal” come from?

schmal (German) comes from Middle High German smal, from Old High German smal, from Proto-West Germanic smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

schmal (German): narrow; small, slender

Definitions

  1. narrow; small, slender

Ancestry of “schmal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmal—
2Old High Germansmalsmall
3Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
4Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “schmal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →