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Where does “smiellan” come from?

smiellan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...

Definitions

Ancestry of “smiellan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsmallijanto glow, burn, smoulder
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmel-to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...

Words derived from “smiellan”

  • smell
  • smelling
  • smelly
  • smeller
  • smelleth
  • smellest
  • smelliness
  • smellable
  • outsmell
  • unsmelly
  • foresmell
  • smellfungi
  • smell-o-meter
  • smellily
  • smellfungus
  • besmell
  • smyllen
  • smillen
  • smullen
  • smellen
  • smel
  • smelim
  • smeri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel- →