Where does “smáorð” come from?
smáorð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic smá-, from Icelandic smár, from Old Norse smár, from Proto-Germanic smēhaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.
smáorð (Icelandic): a particle, function word
Definitions
- a particle, function word
Ancestry of “smáorð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | smá- | small, little |
| 2 | Icelandic | smár | small |
| 3 | Old Norse | smár | small |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smēhaz | small; little |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smēk- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |