Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smittōną

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-.

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smittō *smittǭ — *smittōi ?
2nd singular *smittōsi *smittōs *smittō *smittōsai *smittōsau
3rd singular *smittōþi *smittō *smittōþau *smittōþai *smittōþau
1st dual *smittōs *smittōw — — —
2nd dual *smittōþiz *smittōþiz *smittōþiz — —
1st plural *smittōmaz *smittōm — *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
2nd plural *smittōþ *smittōþ *smittōþ *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
3rd plural *smittōnþi *smittōn *smittōnþau *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smittōdǭ *smittōdēdį̄
2nd singular *smittōdēz *smittōdēdīz
3rd singular *smittōdē *smittōdēdī
1st dual *smittōdēdū *smittōdēdīw
2nd dual *smittōdēdudiz *smittōdēdīdiz
1st plural *smittōdēdum *smittōdēdīm
2nd plural *smittōdēdud *smittōdēdīd
3rd plural *smittōdēdun *smittōdēdīn
present past
participles *smittōndz *smittōdaz
Descendants
  • Old High German: *smizzōn
    • Middle High German: smitzen
      • German: schmitzen
  • Old Norse: *smitta, *smita
    • Elfdalian: smitå
    • Old Swedish: smita

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

  • *smitjōną

Verb

*smittōną

  2. to stain, smear
Inflection
Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smittō *smittǭ — *smittōi ?
2nd singular *smittōsi *smittōs *smittō *smittōsai *smittōsau
3rd singular *smittōþi *smittō *smittōþau *smittōþai *smittōþau
1st dual *smittōs *smittōw — — —
2nd dual *smittōþiz *smittōþiz *smittōþiz — —
1st plural *smittōmaz *smittōm — *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
2nd plural *smittōþ *smittōþ *smittōþ *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
3rd plural *smittōnþi *smittōn *smittōnþau *smittōnþai *smittōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *smittōdǭ *smittōdēdį̄
2nd singular *smittōdēz *smittōdēdīz
3rd singular *smittōdē *smittōdēdī
1st dual *smittōdēdū *smittōdēdīw
2nd dual *smittōdēdudiz *smittōdēdīdiz
1st plural *smittōdēdum *smittōdēdīm
2nd plural *smittōdēdud *smittōdēdīd
3rd plural *smittōdēdun *smittōdēdīn
present past
participles *smittōndz *smittōdaz
  • *smidiz m
Descendants

References

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