English
Smolen
Smolen comes from Polish smolić ‘to dirty oneself’, from smoła ‘tar, pitch’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smel- ‘to burn, smoulder, smoke’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*smel-‘to burn, smoulder, smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*smelāˀreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*smola‘black pitch’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernsmoła
- Polishmodernsame form‘tar, pitch’
- Polish, derivedmodernsmolić‘to dirty oneself’
- Polish, derivedmodernSmoleń
- EnglishtodaySmolen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*smel-‘to burn, smoulder, smoke’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*smelāˀreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*smola‘black pitch’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernsmoła
- Polishmodernsame form‘tar, pitch’
- Polish, derivedmodernsmolić‘to dirty oneself’
- Polish, derivedmodernSmoleń
- EnglishtodaySmolen
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *smel-
Today it means
name A surname from Polish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *smel- / Smolen