Where does “smilen” come from?
smilen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse smīla, from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.
smilen (Middle English): to smile
Ancestry of “smilen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | smīla | to smile |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smīlijaną | to smile |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smēy- | — |
Words derived from “smilen”