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
Ancestry of “smitta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smitjaną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smītaną | to cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smeyd- | to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,... |