Where does “smerte” come from?

smerte (Middle English) comes from Middle English smerten, from Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

smerte (Middle English): painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious;...

Definitions

  1. painful, hurtful, punishing, injurious;...

Ancestry of “smerte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsmertenTo smart, injure, cause pain; To smart, hurt, be...
2Old Englishsmeortanto smart; hurt
3Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smerte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →Every word from Old English smeortan →