Where does “smal” come from?

smal (Papiamentu) comes from Dutch smal, from Middle Dutch smal, from Old Dutch smal, from Proto-Germanic smalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

smal (Papiamentu): narrow

Definitions

  1. narrow

Ancestry of “smal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmalnarrow
2Middle Dutchsmal—
3Old Dutchsmalsmall
4Proto-Germanicsmalazsmall
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smalaz →Every word from Old Dutch smal →