Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smittō

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

• *smittjō

Etymology

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

Noun

*smittō m

1. smear, stain, mark

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smittō
Genitive	*smittini, *smittan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smittō	*smittan
Accusative	*smittan	*smittan
Genitive	*smittini, *smittan	*smittanō
Dative	*smittini, *smittan	*smittum
Instrumental	*smittini, *smittan	*smittum

Related terms

• *smittā

Descendants

• Old English: smitta, smytta
  • Middle English: smitte, smite, smit
    • English: smit, smitt, smite, smitch
      • ⇒ English: *smitching, smidgen
        • ⇒ English: smidge
    • Scots: smit, smyt, smite, smyte, smot, smitch
      • Scots: smittock
• Old Saxon: *smitto
  • Middle Low German: smitte, smette
• Old High German: *smizzo (attested only as smiz)