Where does “smal” come from?

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

smal (Middle Low German): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonsmal—
2Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
3Proto-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 Old Saxon smal →