Where does “smaddereen” come from?
smaddereen (Yola) comes from Middle English smattrynge, from Middle English -ynge, from Old English -ung, from Proto-Germanic -ungō — -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs.".
smaddereen (Yola): smattering, small quantity, as of food
Definitions
- smattering, small quantity, as of food
Ancestry of “smaddereen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | smattrynge | smattering |
| 2 | Middle English | -ynge | Alternative form of -ing |
| 3 | Old English | -ung | forming nouns from verbs, denoting verbal action... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |