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
Ancestry of “schmäissen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | smīzen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | smīzan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *smītan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smītaną | to cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeyd- | to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,... |