Where does “smile” come from?

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

smile (Norwegian Bokmål): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “smile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmílato smile
2Proto-Germanicsmīlijanąto smile
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną →Every word from Old Norse smíla →