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
Ancestry of “smal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smal | narrow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smal | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smal | small |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smalaz | small |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mal- | small; little |