Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smittōną
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *smidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *smītaną (“to strike”).[1]
Verb
[edit]*smittōną
- to strike
Inflection
[edit]The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *smitt- against *smit-.
Conjugation of *smittōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Derived from *smittǭ (“stain, smear”) + *-ōną; see *smītaną (“to smear, stain, dirty”). Alternatively from *smitiz (“stain”). Either way, from the same origin as the "strike" sense of Etymology 1.[1]
Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]*smittōną
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *smittōną (weak class 2)
Related terms
[edit]- *smidiz m
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *smittōn, *smittjōn
- Old Norse: *smita