Where does “smel” come from?
smel (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
smel (Old Frisian): small
Ancestry of “smel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | smal | small |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |
Words derived from “smel”