Where does “smītan” come from?

smītan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smītan (Old Dutch): to hit, smite

Definitions

  1. to hit, smite

Ancestry of “smītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*smītan—
2Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “smītan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smītan →