Where does “smale” come from?

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

smale (Norwegian): sheep

Definitions

  1. sheep

Ancestry of “smale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmalilivestock
2Old Norsesmalrsmall
3Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Old Norse smalr →