Where does “smella” come from?

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

Ancestry of “smella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsmallijanto glow, burn, smoulder
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmel-to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel-Every word from Proto-West Germanic smallijan