Where does “smirdėti” come from?

smirdėti (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

smirdėti (Lithuanian): to stink

Definitions

  1. to stink

Ancestry of “smirdėti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicsmirˀdḗˀteito stink
2Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei →