Where does “smiten” come from?

smiten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smītan, from Proto-Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smiten (Middle Dutch): to smite, to hit, to beat; to fling, to throw

Definitions

  1. to smite, to hit, to beat; to fling, to throw

Ancestry of “smiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsmītanto hit, smite
2Proto-Germanic*smītan—
3Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “smiten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smītan →