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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smikraz

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 Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb), from Proto-Indo-European *smē-, *smey- (to smear, stroke, wipe, rub). Cognate with Ancient Greek σμικρός (smikrós), μικρός (mikrós, small, short), Lithuanian smeigti (to lunge, thrust, jab), Latin mīca (crumb, morsel, bit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmik.rɑz/

Adjective

*smikraz

  1. fine, fair, tender, elegant

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *smikrį̄
  • *smikrōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *smikr
    • Old English: smicor, smicer
    • Old High German: smehhar, smechar, *smekkar, *smeckar
      • Middle High German: smecker
        • Danish: smækker
        • Swedish: smäcker
  • Old Norse: *smikr
    • Norwegian: smikr (noun) (dialectal)
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