schmachten
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃmaxtn̩/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to languish
- to pine
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German smachten derived from Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (little, small).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*smēhaz
Gloss
little, 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
- micro English
- micro- English
- microlithic English
- microphone English
- microscope English
- mica Latin
- micro- Latin
- microlepis Latin
- micropterus Latin
- microscopium Latin
- mikro- Hungarian
- Micronesië Dutch, Flemish
- smachten Dutch, Flemish
- microbe French
- microcéphalique French
- micro- Spanish, Castilian
- μικρός Ancient Greek
- *smēyg- Proto-Indo-European
- Mikronesia Norwegian Bokmål
- mikrobe Norwegian Bokmål
- *smēhaz Proto-Germanic
- Mikronesia Norwegian Nynorsk
- mikrobe Norwegian Nynorsk
- smár Old Norse
- mikro- Danish
- μικροσκόπιο Greek (modern)
- μικρός Greek (modern)
- smachten Middle Dutch
- mikroskops Latvian
- mikro- Turkish
- mikro- Estonian
- smachten Middle Low German
- *smīkā Proto-Italic
- nicu Sicilian