Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smittōną
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Pre-Germanic *smidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *smītaną (“to strike”).
Verb[edit]
*smittōną
- to strike
Inflection[edit]
The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *smitt- against *smit-.
Conjugation of *smittōną (weak class 2)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Derived from *smittǭ (“stain, smear”) + *-ōną. See *smītaną (“to smear, stain, dirty”). Alternatively from *smitiz (“stain”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
*smittōną
Inflection[edit]
Conjugation of *smittōną (weak class 2)
Related terms[edit]
- *smidiz m
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *smittōn, *smittjōn
- Old Norse: *smita