Where does “smerten” come from?

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

smerten (Middle English): To smart, injure, cause pain; To smart, hurt, be...

Definitions

  1. To smart, injure, cause pain; To smart, hurt, be...

Ancestry of “smerten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmeortanto smart; hurt
2Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smerten”

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