Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smarōną

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

Alternative forms

  • *smerōną

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps related to *smīlijaną (“to smile”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mey- (“to laugh”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɑ.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smarōną

  1. to mock; scoff at; deride

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smarō *smarǭ — *smarōi ?
2nd singular *smarōsi *smarōs *smarō *smarōsai *smarōsau
3rd singular *smarōþi *smarō *smarōþau *smarōþai *smarōþau
1st dual *smarōs *smarōw — — —
2nd dual *smarōþiz *smarōþiz *smarōþiz — —
1st plural *smarōmaz *smarōm — *smarōnþai *smarōnþau
2nd plural *smarōþ *smarōþ *smarōþ *smarōnþai *smarōnþau
3rd plural *smarōnþi *smarōn *smarōnþau *smarōnþai *smarōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smarōdǭ *smarōdēdį̄
2nd singular *smarōdēz *smarōdēdīz
3rd singular *smarōdē *smarōdēdī
1st dual *smarōdēdū *smarōdēdīw
2nd dual *smarōdēdudiz *smarōdēdīdiz
1st plural *smarōdēdum *smarōdēdīm
2nd plural *smarōdēdud *smarōdēdīd
3rd plural *smarōdēdun *smarōdēdīn
present past
participles *smarōndz *smarōdaz

Derived terms

  • *bismarōną/*bismerōną

Descendants

Note: Many of the descendants merged this word with similar-sounding words derived from *smirwijaną.

References

  1. ^ “smirk”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “smirk”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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