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Where does “smīlijaną” come from?

smīlijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European smēy-.

smīlijaną (Proto-Germanic): to smile

Definitions

  1. to smile

Ancestry of “smīlijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansmēy-—

Words derived from “smīlijaną”

  • smile
  • smiling
  • smilingly
  • unsmiling
  • unsmilingly
  • smileless
  • smilest
  • smiler
  • smileth
  • nonsmiling
  • smilingness
  • smilie
  • smilet
  • nonsmile
  • smileful
  • outsmile
  • unsmilingness
  • smilelike
  • semi-smile
  • smilish
  • smile-smirk
  • besmile
  • smile
  • smilen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēy- →