Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smittōną

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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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmit.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Pre-Germanic *smidnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *smītaną (to strike).[1]

Verb

*smittōną

  1. to strike
Inflection

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *smitt- against *smit-.

Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Verb

*smittōną

  1. to stain, smear
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*smit(t)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 459