Where does “smiten” come from?

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

smiten (Middle English): To fight, enter combat, attack; To strike, land...

Definitions

  1. To fight, enter combat, attack; To strike, land...

Ancestry of “smiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmiten—
2Proto-Germanicsmitanaz—
3Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “smiten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smitanaz →
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