Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smittā

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

• *smittjā

Etymology

From *smittōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“tp smear, streak, whisk, rub”).

Noun

*smittā f

1. smear, stain, mark

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smittā
Genitive	*smittōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smittā	*smittōn
Accusative	*smittōn	*smittōn
Genitive	*smittōn	*smittōnō
Dative	*smittōn	*smittōm, *smittum
Instrumental	*smittōn	*smittōm, *smittum

Related terms

• *smittō

Descendants

• Old English: smitte
  • Middle English: smit, smytt
    • English: smit
    • Scots: smit, smyt, smyte, smot
• Old Frisian: *smitte, *smette
  • Saterland Frisian: Smitte (“paste”)
  • West Frisian: smet
• Old Saxon: *smitta
  • Middle Low German: smitte, smette
    • German Low German: Smett
    • → Swedish: smitta
    • >? Swedish: smet (“batter”) (possibly native)
• Old Dutch: *smitta
  • Middle Dutch: smitte, smette
    • Dutch: smet
• Old High German: *smizza (only attested as smiz m)
  • Middle High German: smitze
    • German: Schmitze