Where does “smuith” come from?

smuith (Scots) comes from Middle English smooth, from Old English smōþ, from Proto-Germanic smanþiz — flat, smooth, soft.

smuith (Scots): smooth

Definitions

  1. smooth

Ancestry of “smuith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmooth—
2Old Englishsmōþsmooth, serene, calm, unruffled
3Proto-Germanicsmanþizflat, smooth, soft
Every word from Proto-Germanic smanþiz →Every word from Old English smōþ →Every word from Middle English smooth →