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Where does “ġesmorten” come from?

ġesmorten (Old English) comes from Old English smeortan, from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

Ancestry of “ġesmorten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmeortanto smart; hurt
2Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “ġesmorten”

  • smorten
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