Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “smoth” come from?

smoth (Middle English) comes from Old English smōþ, from Proto-Germanic smanþiz — flat, smooth, soft.

Ancestry of “smoth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmōþsmooth, serene, calm, unruffled
2Proto-Germanicsmanþizflat, smooth, soft

Words derived from “smoth”

  • smuith
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