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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smartaz

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 *(s)merd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɑr.tɑz/

Adjective

*smartaz

  1. painful, hurting, aching

Inflection


  • *smertaną (to hurt)
  • *smertą (pain, hurting)

Descendants

  • Old English: smeart
    • Middle English: smert, smart, smarte, smært, smeart, smerte
      • English: smart (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: smert
  • Old Frisian: smert
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