Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smītaną

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

Etymology

Perhaps from a Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, whick, strike, rub”), and cognate with Proto-Slavic *smědъ (“brown, dirty”), Old Armenian միծ (mic, “fetid mud”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmiː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*smītaną[2]

  1. to cast; sling; hurl
  2. to hit; strike
  3. to smear; dirty

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smītō *smītaų — *smītai ?
2nd singular *smītizi *smītaiz *smīt *smītazai *smītaizau
3rd singular *smītidi *smītai *smītadau *smītadai *smītaidau
1st dual *smītōz *smītaiw — — —
2nd dual *smītadiz *smītaidiz *smītadiz — —
1st plural *smītamaz *smītaim — *smītandai *smītaindau
2nd plural *smītid *smītaid *smītid *smītandai *smītaindau
3rd plural *smītandi *smītain *smītandau *smītandai *smītaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smait *smitį̄
2nd singular *smaist *smitīz
3rd singular *smait *smitī
1st dual *smitū *smitīw
2nd dual *smitudiz *smitīdiz
1st plural *smitum *smitīm
2nd plural *smitud *smitīd
3rd plural *smitun *smitīn
present past
participles *smītandz *smitanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*smītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 459
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*smītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 355
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