Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “smothe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smothe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smothe”

  • smooth
  • smoothly
  • smoothest
  • smoothie
  • smoothbore
  • smoothen
  • nonsmooth
  • unsmooth
  • smoothish
  • ultrasmooth
  • semismooth
  • smoothbored
  • supersmooth
  • smootheth
  • smoothy
  • oversmooth
  • unsmoothly
  • resmooth
  • smoothable
  • smoothwire
  • besmooth
  • smoothifier
  • smoothsort
  • smoothcap
Every word from Proto-Germanic smanþiz →