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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *smēhaz (small, little) + *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛː.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smēhōną[1]

  1. to humiliate
  2. to despise

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smāhōn
    • Old Frisian: smāia
      • West Frisian: smaadzje
    • Old Dutch: *smāon
    • Old High German: *smāhon
      • Middle High German: smāhen
  • Old Norse: smá
    • Icelandic: smá
    • Faroese: smáa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smēxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354
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