Where does “смрдети” come from?

смрдети (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic smьrděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- — to bite, to sting.

смрдети (Serbo-Croatian): to stink, smell (bad)

Definitions

  1. to stink, smell (bad)

Ancestry of “смрдети”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsmьrdětito stink
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsmirˀdḗˀteito stink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)merd-to bite, to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)merd- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic smirˀdḗˀtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic smьrděti →