Where does “schmäissen” come from?

schmäissen (Luxembourgish) 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,...

schmäissen (Luxembourgish): to throw, to fling

Definitions

  1. to throw, to fling

Ancestry of “schmäissen”, 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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smītan →
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