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
- past participle of smerten "to smart"
Ancestry of “smorten”, step by step