smal
Middle English
/smal/
adj
Definitions
- Small, miniscule.
- Little, few, scarce.
- Ground finely, not coarse.
- Of no worth, unimportant.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English smæl (small, narrow, slender) 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
- Smallville English
- besmall English
- nonsmall English
- oversmall English
- small English
- small-scale English
- smallage English
- smallball English
- smallcapped English
- smallclothes English
- smallcoat English
- smallcraft English
- smallen English
- smallfolk English
- smallgood English
- smallgoods English
- smallie English
- smallish English
- smallmouth English
- smallness English
- smallpox English
- smallsat English
- smallsome English
- smallsword English
- smalltime English
- smalltown English
- smallware English
- smally English
- supersmall English
- ultrasmall English
- *(s)mal- Proto-Indo-European
- *smalaz Proto-Germanic
- smæl Old English
- smali Old Norse
- smalr Old Norse
- smár Old Norse
- smal Old High German
- smal Old Dutch
- 司冒而 Chinese
- smal Old Saxon
- smel Old Frisian
- smalik Volapük
- smolhaus Tok Pisin