Where does “smeele” come from?

smeele (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian smela, from Proto-West Germanic smallijan, from Proto-Indo-European smel- — to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...

smeele (Saterland Frisian): to smoulder; to glow

Definitions

  1. to smoulder; to glow

Ancestry of “smeele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansmela—
2Proto-West Germanicsmallijanto glow, burn, smoulder
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmel-to burn, smoulder, smoke; tar, pitch; to burn,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smallijan →Every word from Old Frisian smela →