Where does “smæl” come from?
smæl (Middle English) comes from Middle English smal, from Old English smæl, from Proto-West Germanic smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
smæl (Middle English): Alternative form of smal
Ancestry of “smæl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | smal | Small, miniscule; Little, few, scarce; Ground... |
| 2 | Old English | smæl | narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |