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Where does “smeortan” come from?

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

smeortan (Old English): to smart; hurt

Definitions

  1. to smart; hurt

Ancestry of “smeortan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
2Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smeortan”

  • smart
  • smartly
  • smarting
  • outsmart
  • smartphone
  • smarty
  • smarten
  • smartish
  • smartweed
  • supersmart
  • streetsmart
  • smartingly
  • smartypants
  • smartboard
  • smartmouthed
  • ultrasmart
  • smartmouth
  • unsmart
  • smarteth
  • nonsmart
  • arsesmart
  • quicksmart
  • smartarsed
  • outsmarter
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