Where does “שמייכל” come from?

שמייכל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־ל, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.

שמייכל (Yiddish): Diminutive of שמאָך; smile

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of שמאָך; smile

Ancestry of “שמייכל”, step by step

שמייכל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־ל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לForms diminutive nouns when added to a noun, with...
2Middle High Germanteil—
3Old High Germanteil—
4Proto-West Germanicdailipart
5Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

via Yiddish שמאָך

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשמאָךsmile
2Hebrewשמחhappy; to be happy; defective spelling of שימח

Words derived from “שמייכל”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dailiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daili →