Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smikraz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smēyg- (“small, delicate, thin; twig, pole; crumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *smē-, *smey- (“to smear, stroke, wipe, rub”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σμικρός (smikrós), μικρός (mikrós, “small, short”), Lithuanian smeigti (“to lunge, thrust, jab”), Latin mīca (“crumb, morsel, bit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmik.rɑz/

Adjective

*smikraz

fine, fair, tender, elegant

Inflection

Declension of *smikraz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*smikraz	*smikrō	*smikrą, -atō	*smikrai	*smikrôz	*smikrō
accusative	*smikranǭ	*smikrǭ	*smikrą, -atō	*smikranz	*smikrōz	*smikrō
genitive	*smikras, -is	*smikraizōz	*smikras, -is	*smikraizǫ̂	*smikraizǫ̂	*smikraizǫ̂
dative	*smikrammai	*smikraizōi	*smikrammai	*smikraimaz	*smikraimaz	*smikraimaz
instrumental	*smikranō	*smikraizō	*smikranō	*smikraimiz	*smikraimiz	*smikraimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*smikrô	*smikrǭ	*smikrô	*smikraniz	*smikrōniz	*smikrōnō
accusative	*smikranų	*smikrōnų	*smikrô	*smikranunz	*smikrōnunz	*smikrōnō
genitive	*smikriniz	*smikrōniz	*smikriniz	*smikranǫ̂	*smikrōnǫ̂	*smikranǫ̂
dative	*smikrini	*smikrōni	*smikrini	*smikrammaz	*smikrōmaz	*smikrammaz
instrumental	*smikrinē	*smikrōnē	*smikrinē	*smikrammiz	*smikrōmiz	*smikrammiz

Derived terms

*smikrį̄
*smikrōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *smikr
- Old English: smicor, smicer
  - Middle English: smiker
    - English: smicker
- Old High German: smehhar, smechar, *smekkar, *smeckar
  - Middle High German: smecker
    - → Danish: smækker
    - → Swedish: smäcker
Old Norse: *smikr
- Norwegian: smikr (noun) (dialectal)