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,...

smiellan (Old English): to fume, reek

Definitions

  1. to fume, reek

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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smallijan →