Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smanþī

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

• *smanþ

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Apparently originally a u-stem from Proto-Germanic *smanþuz.

Adjective

*smanþī

1. flat, smooth, soft

Declension

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*smanþī
Genitive	*smanþijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*smanþī	*smanþiju	*smanþī
Accusative	*smanþijanā	*smanþijā	*smanþī
Genitive	*smanþijas	*smanþijeʀā	*smanþijas
Dative	*smanþijumē	*smanþijeʀē	*smanþijumē
Instrumental	*smanþiju	*smanþijeʀu	*smanþiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*smanþijē	*smanþijō	*smanþiju
Accusative	*smanþijā	*smanþijā	*smanþiju
Genitive	*smanþijeʀō	*smanþijeʀō	*smanþijeʀō
Dative	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum
Instrumental	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum	*smanþijēm, *smanþijum

Descendants

• Old English: smēþe, smōþe, smōþ
  • Middle English: smethe, smothe, smoothe
    • English: smeeth, smooth
    • Scots: smuith
• Old Frisian: *smēthe, *smōth
  • Saterland Frisian: smoud
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: smoudig
  • ⇒ West Frisian: smedich, smeudich, smidich
• Old Saxon: *smōthi; (*smanthi, possibly)
  • Middle Low German: smôde, smôdich, smoot, smööt; (smant)
    • German Low German: smödig, smööi, smüdig (?); (Smant)
    • (→ German: Schmand)
    • (Yiddish: שמאַנט (shmant))
• Old Dutch: *smuothi
  • ⇒ Old Dutch: *smuothig
    • Middle Dutch: smeudig
      • Dutch: smeuïg, smeudig