From Old Danish smittæ (“stain”), borrowed from Middle Low German smitte (“stain”), derived from the verb smitte, from Old Saxon smītan (“to smite”, originally "to smear, coat").
smitte
From Middle Low German smitten (“to stain”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną.
smitte (imperative smit, infinitive at smitte, present tense smitter, past tense smittede, perfect tense har smittet)
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
From Middle Low German smitten.
smitte (imperative smitt, present tense smitter, passive smittes, simple past and past participle smitta or smittet, present participle smittende)
From Middle Low German, probably from the verb smitten.
smitte m (definite singular smitten, uncountable)
From Proto-West Germanic *smittā, *smittjā, from Proto-West Germanic *smittōn, *smittjōn (“to smear”), from Proto-Germanic *smittōną, *smitjōną, from Proto-Indo-European *smidnó-, *smidi-, from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, streak, whisk, rub”).
smitte f
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | smitte | smittan |
| accusative | smittan | smittan |
| genitive | smittan | smittena |
| dative | smittan | smittum |