Where does “schmerzen” come from?

schmerzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German smerzan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

Ancestry of “schmerzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmerzanto smart
2Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “schmerzen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →Every word from Old High German smerzan →