Where does “smitand” come from?

smitand (Middle English) comes from Old English smītende, from Proto-Germanic smītandz, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Ancestry of “smitand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmītende—
2Proto-Germanicsmītandz—
3Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītandz →