Where does “smitta” come from?

smitta (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic smitjaną, from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smitta (Old Frisian): to stain

Definitions

  1. to stain

Ancestry of “smitta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmitjaną—
2Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smitjaną →
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