Where does “smale” come from?

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

smale (Norwegian Nynorsk): sheep; collective term for sheep and goats;...

Definitions

  1. sheep; collective term for sheep and goats;...

Ancestry of “smale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmalilivestock
2Old Norsesmalrsmall
3Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Old Norse smalr →