Etymology Explorer
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Where does “smal” come from?
smal (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.
Ancestry of “smal”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
smalaz
small
2
Proto-Indo-European
(s)mal-
small; little
Words derived from “smal”
schmaltz
schmaltzy
schmaltziness
smal
small
Schmalz
schmalzig
Griebenschmalz
Ohrenschmalz
Butterschmalz
Gehirnschmalz
Hirnschmalz
Schmalzbruder
szmal
schmaltzfest
schmaltzily
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →