Where does “smal” come from?

smal (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsmalsmall
2Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal-Every word from Proto-Germanic smalazEvery word from Old Dutch smal