Where does “smerzan” come from?

smerzan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

smerzan (Old High German): to smart

Definitions

  1. to smart

Ancestry of “smerzan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmertanąto hurt
2Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting

Words derived from “smerzan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smertaną →
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