Where does “smil” come from?

smil (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smile, from Old Norse smíla, from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smil (Norwegian Bokmål): a smile; imperative of smile

Definitions

  1. a smile; imperative of smile

Ancestry of “smil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmileto smile
2Old Norsesmílato smile
3Proto-Germanicsmīlijanąto smile
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną →Every word from Old Norse smíla →