Where does “smēhaz” come from?
smēhaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.
smēhaz (Proto-Germanic): small; little
Ancestry of “smēhaz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | smēk- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | smē- | to rub; smear |
Words derived from “smēhaz”