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

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

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