Where does “schmeißen” come from?

schmeißen (German) comes from Middle High German smīzen, from Old High German smīzan, from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

schmeißen (German): to throw; to fling; to hurl; etc. Often used...

Definitions

  1. to throw; to fling; to hurl; etc. Often used...

Ancestry of “schmeißen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmīzen—
2Old High Germansmīzan—
3Proto-West Germanic*smītanto cast, hurl
4Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “schmeißen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smītan →