Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smēhōną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *smēhaz (small, little) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛː.xɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*smēhōną[1]

  1. to humiliate
  2. to despise

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*smēxōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 354