Where does “smæl” come from?

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

smæl (Old English): narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;...

Definitions

  1. narrow, slim; not broad; slender; not thick;...

Ancestry of “smæl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsmalsmall
2Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little

Words derived from “smæl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smal →