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Where does “smal” come from?

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

smal (Old Dutch): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smal”

  • smaldeel
  • smalspoortrein
  • smalspoor
  • smal
  • smalband
  • smal
  • smal
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