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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smittōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *smittjōn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smittōną or *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (to smear, streak, whisk, rub).

Verb

*smittōn

  1. to smear, mark, spot
  2. to pollute, defile

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *smittōn
1st sg. past *smittōdā
Infinitive *smittōn
Genitive infin. *smittōnijas
Dative infin. *smittōnijē
Instrum. infin. *smittōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *smittō *smittōdā
2nd singular *smittōs *smittōdēs, *smittōdōs
3rd singular *smittōþ *smittōdē, *smittōdā
1st plural *smittōm *smittōdum
2nd plural *smittōþ *smittōdud
3rd plural *smittōnþ *smittōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *smittō *smittōdī
2nd singular *smittōs *smittōdī
3rd singular *smittō *smittōdī
1st plural *smittōm *smittōdīm
2nd plural *smittōþ *smittōdīd
3rd plural *smittōn *smittōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *smittō
Plural *smittōþ
Present Past
Participle *smittōndī *smittōd

Derived terms

  • *bismittjan
  • *smittjan

Descendants

  • Old English: smittian
  • Old Frisian: *smittia, smitta
  • Old Saxon: *smittōn
  • Old Dutch: *smitton
  • Old High German: *smizzōn
    • Middle High German: smitzen
      • German: schmitzen
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