Where does “smorten” come from?

smorten (Middle English) comes from Old English ġesmorten, from Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

smorten (Middle English): past participle of smerten "to smart"

Definitions

  1. past participle of smerten "to smart"

Ancestry of “smorten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġesmorten—
2Old Englishsmeortanto smart; hurt
3Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
4Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →Every word from Old English smeortan →