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

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