Where does “smōlen” come from?

smōlen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smolen, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...

Ancestry of “smōlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsmolen—
2Proto-West Germanicsmallijanto glow, burn, smoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmel-to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...

Words derived from “smōlen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smallijan →Every word from Old Dutch smolen →