Where does “smellen” come from?
smellen (Middle English) comes from Old English smiellan, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
smellen (Middle English): To sense a smell or smells; To give off an odor;...
Definitions
- To sense a smell or smells; To give off an odor;...
Ancestry of “smellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | smiellan | |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | smallijan | to glow, burn, smoulder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smel- | to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,... |
Words derived from “smellen”