Where does “smothren” come from?

smothren (Middle English) comes from Middle English smoren, from Old English smorian, from Proto-Germanic smurōną — to suffocate, strangle.

Ancestry of “smothren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmorento smother
2Old Englishsmorianto choke, suffocate; to smother, suffocate,...
3Proto-Germanicsmurōnąto suffocate, strangle
Every word from Proto-Germanic smurōną →Every word from Old English smorian →Every word from Middle English smoren →