Where does “smertyng” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smertyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmeortunga smarting, an itching
2Old Englishsmeortanto smart; hurt
3Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smertyng”

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