Where does “smītan” come from?

smītan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic smītaną, from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- — to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

smītan (Old Saxon): to smite

Definitions

  1. to smite

Ancestry of “smītan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmītanąto cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmeyd-to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,...

Words derived from “smītan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smītaną →