Where does “smothe” come from?

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

smothe (Middle English): smooth not rough

Definitions

  1. smooth not rough

Ancestry of “smothe”, step by step

smothe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English smōþ

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

via Old English smoþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmoþ—

Words derived from “smothe”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smanþiz →Every word from Old English smōþ →