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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *smēhijaz (West Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *smē- (to rub; smear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛː.xɑz/

Adjective

*smēhaz

  1. small; little

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *smāh, *smāhi
    • Middle Low German: smā; smāwort
  • Old High German: smāhi
    • Middle High German: smǣhe
      • German: schmähe, schmäch; schmächlich
  • Old Norse: smár
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