Where does “smal” come from?

smal (Middle High German) comes from Old High German smal, from Proto-West Germanic smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmalsmall
2Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
3Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smal →