Where does “smita” come from?

smita (Icelandic) comes from Middle Low German smitten, from Old Dutch smitton, from Proto-Germanic smittōną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smita (Icelandic): to infect

Definitions

  1. to infect

Ancestry of “smita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansmittento stain
2Old Dutchsmitton—
3Proto-Germanicsmittōnąto strike; to stain, smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smittōną →Every word from Old Dutch smitton →
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