Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhaz
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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 edit
Alternative forms edit
- *smēhijaz (West Germanic)
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European *smē- (“to rub; smear”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*smēhaz
Inflection edit
Declension of *smēhaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *smēhaz | *smēhai | *smēhō | *smēhôz | *smēhą, -atō | *smēhō |
| Accusative | *smēhanǭ | *smēhanz | *smēhǭ | *smēhōz | *smēhą, -atō | *smēhō |
| Genitive | *smēhas, -is | *smēhaizǫ̂ | *smēhaizōz | *smēhaizǫ̂ | *smēhas, -is | *smēhaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *smēhammai | *smēhaimaz | *smēhaizōi | *smēhaimaz | *smēhammai | *smēhaimaz |
| Instrumental | *smēhanō | *smēhaimiz | *smēhaizō | *smēhaimiz | *smēhanō | *smēhaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *smēhô | *smēhaniz | *smēhǭ | *smēhōniz | *smēhô | *smēhōnō |
| Accusative | *smēhanų | *smēhanunz | *smēhōnų | *smēhōnunz | *smēhô | *smēhōnō |
| Genitive | *smēhiniz | *smēhanǫ̂ | *smēhōniz | *smēhōnǫ̂ | *smēhiniz | *smēhanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *smēhini | *smēhammaz | *smēhōni | *smēhōmaz | *smēhini | *smēhammaz |
| Instrumental | *smēhinē | *smēhammiz | *smēhōnē | *smēhōmiz | *smēhinē | *smēhammiz |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *smāh, *smāhī
- Old Saxon: smāh
- Old Dutch: smā
- Old High German: smāhi
- Middle High German: smæhe
- German: schmähe, schmäch
- ⇒ German: schmächlich
- ⇒ Middle High German: smæhelīche
- German: schmählich
- German: schmähe, schmäch
- Middle High German: smæhe
- Old Norse: smár