Where does “smīla” come from?

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

smīla (Old Norse): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “smīla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smīla”

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