Where does “smal” come from?

smal (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse smalr, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

smal (Norwegian Nynorsk): narrow; slim

Definitions

  1. narrow; slim

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmalrsmall
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 Norse smalr →
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