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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *smittōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).
Noun
*smittā f
- smear, stain, mark
Inflection
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Singular
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*smittā
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| Genitive
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*smittōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*smittā
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*smittōn
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| Accusative
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*smittōn
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*smittōn
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| Genitive
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*smittōn
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*smittōnō
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| Dative
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*smittōn
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*smittōm, *smittum
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| Instrumental
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*smittōn
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*smittōm, *smittum
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Descendants
- Old English: smitte
- Middle English: smit, smytt
- 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
- Old High German: *smizza (only attested as smiz m)
- Middle High German: smitze