Where does “smethe” come from?

smethe (Middle English) comes from Old English smōþ, from Proto-Germanic smanþiz — flat, smooth, soft.

smethe (Middle English): smooth not rough

Definitions

  1. smooth not rough

Ancestry of “smethe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmōþsmooth, serene, calm, unruffled
2Proto-Germanicsmanþizflat, smooth, soft

Words derived from “smethe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smanþiz →Every word from Old English smōþ →
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