Where does “smíla” come from?

smíla (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną, from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smíla (Old Norse): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “smíla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmīlijanąto smile
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smíla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smīlijaną →
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