Where does “śmierdzieć” come from?
śmierdzieć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic smьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.
śmierdzieć (Polish): to stink, smell bad; to stink, be fishy
Definitions
- to stink, smell bad; to stink, be fishy
Ancestry of “śmierdzieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | smьrděti | to stink |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | smirˀdḗˀtei | to stink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)merd- | to bite, to sting |