Where does “smoren” come from?

smoren (Middle English) comes from Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic smurōną — to suffocate, strangle.

smoren (Middle English): to smother

Definitions

  1. to smother

Ancestry of “smoren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmorianto choke, suffocate; to smother, suffocate,...
2Proto-Germanicsmurōnąto suffocate, strangle

Words derived from “smoren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smurōną →Every word from Old English smorian →
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