Where does “smite” come from?

smite (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smite (North Frisian): to throw

Definitions

  1. to throw

Ancestry of “smite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →