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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smittō
Proto-West Germanic
Alternative forms
- *smittjō
Etymology
From *smittōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“tp smear, streak, whisk, rub”).
Noun
*smittō m
- smear, stain, mark
Inflection
Masculine an-stem | ||
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Singular | ||
Nominative | *smittō | |
Genitive | *smittini, *smittan | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *smittō | *smittan |
Accusative | *smittan | *smittan |
Genitive | *smittini, *smittan | *smittanō |
Dative | *smittini, *smittan | *smittum |
Instrumental | *smittini, *smittan | *smittum |
Related terms
- *smittā
Descendants
- Old English: smitta, smytta
- Middle English: smitte, smite, smit
- English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
- ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
- ⇒ English: smidge
- ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
- Scots: smit, smyt, smite, smyte, smot, smitch
- Scots: smittock
- English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
- Middle English: smitte, smite, smit
- Old Saxon: *smitto
- Middle Low German: smitte, smette
- Old High German: *smizzo (attested only as smiz)