Where does “smyllen” come from?
smyllen (Middle English) comes from Old English smyllan, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
Ancestry of “smyllen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | smyllan | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | smallijan | to glow, burn, smoulder |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smel- | to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,... |
Words derived from “smyllen”