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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *smēhijaz (West Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *smē- (to rub; smear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛː.xɑz/

Adjective

*smēhaz

  1. small; little

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī
    • Old Saxon: smāh
      • Middle Low German: smâ
        • Middle Low German: smâlīk, smêlīk
        • Middle Low German: smâwort
    • Old Dutch: smā
      • Middle Dutch: smalike, smelike, smeelike, smalijc, smaliken
        • Dutch: (archaic) smalijk
    • Old High German: smāhi
      • Middle High German: smæhe
        • German: schmähe, schmäch
          • German: schmächlich
        • Middle High German: smæhelīche
  • Old Norse: smár
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