Where does “smeortung” come from?

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

smeortung (Old English): a smarting, an itching

Definitions

  1. a smarting, an itching

Ancestry of “smeortung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smeortung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →Every word from Old English smeortan →