Where does “bittesmå” come from?

bittesmå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål små, from Old Norse smár, from Proto-Germanic smēhaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

bittesmå (Norwegian Bokmål): tiny

Definitions

  1. tiny

Ancestry of “bittesmå”, step by step

bittesmå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål små

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmåsmall; plural of liten
2Old Norsesmársmall
3Proto-Germanicsmēhazsmall; little
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēk-beard; chin
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

via Norwegian Bokmål bitte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbitte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smēhaz →