smæl
Old English
adj
Definitions
- narrow, slim; not broad
- slender; not thick
- fine; not coarse
- small; not large
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *smalaz (small).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smalaz
Gloss
small
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
小
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Small English
- small English
- *(s)mal- Proto-Indo-European
- smal Norwegian Bokmål
- *smalaz Proto-Germanic
- smal Norwegian Nynorsk
- smal Middle English
- smali Old Norse
- smalr Old Norse
- smár Old Norse
- smal Danish
- smal Middle Dutch
- smal Old High German
- smal Old Dutch
- smal Middle Low German
- smal Old Saxon
- schmaal Alemannic German
- smal Old Swedish
- smel Old Frisian
- smäl Saterland Frisian