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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smittōną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *smidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *smītaną (to strike).

Verb

*smittōną

  1. to strike
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *smitt- against *smit-.

Descendants
  • Old High German: *smizzōn
    • Middle High German: smitzen
      • German: schmitzen
  • Old Norse: *smitta, *smita
    • Elfdalian: smitå
    • Old Swedish: smita

Etymology 2

Derived from *smittǭ (stain, smear) + *-ōną. See *smītaną (to smear, stain, dirty). Alternatively from *smitiz (stain).

Alternative forms

  • *smitjōną

Verb

*smittōną

  1. to stain, smear
Inflection
  • *smidiz m
Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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