Indo-European etymology : List with all references

Proto-IE: *(s)mū-

Meaning: to soil

Old Indian: mū́tra- n. `urine'

Avestan: mūɵra- n. `Unreinigkeit, Schmutz'

Slavic: *mūlъ, *mūljь, *mūlītī

Baltic: *smaûl-ia- (1) c., *smul=

Germanic: *mut-ōn- f., *mudd=, *smudd=

Celtic: *mūn-, *mūr- > MIr mūn `Harn', mūr `Schlamm'

Russ. meaning: пачкать

References: WP II 249 f

Comments: Cf. *mū- `to wash'.

Vasmer's dictionary :

Word: а́ркать

Near etymology: "кричать, бранить", пермск.; по мнению Шахматова (ИОРЯС 7, 2, 340), родственно др.-инд. ŕ̥kati "храпеть" и русск. еры́кнуть "звать". Ненадежно.

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Baltic etymology :

Proto-Baltic: *smaûl-ia- (1) c., *smul=

Meaning: soil, to clean

Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology

Lettish: smaũlis `ein schmutzig Gewordener', smaũlêt (-ẽju) 'sabbeln, schmurgeln', smul̨̃l̨a 'Sabbeler, Schmutzfink', smulis, smu[ll]is 'ds.'; smulêt (-ẽju) 'besudeln'; smul̨̃l̨ât (-ãju) `sabbeln, sudeln'

Germanic etymology :

Proto-Germanic: *mutōn, *mudd=, *smudd=

Meaning: dirt, filth

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: modd `Schneeschmutz', dial. muta `motregen'

Old English: { mot `stofje, splinterje }

Middle English: bismoteren `bevuilen'

English: smut `Schmutzfleck, Russ', mother `Hefen mud Schlamm'; mud

Old Frisian: smudden `beschmutzen'; Fris mot `turfmolm'

East Frisian: mut `gruis, afval, molm', mudden `bevuilen', muddig `vuil'

Middle Dutch: modder(e), mudder(e), mōder(e), meudere m., f. `modder'; besmoderen, besmuederen

Dutch: Theut. modde, mod `vuiligheid, modder', modder m.; dial. mot `nevel', vlam. smodder `modder', dial. möt `stof, fijn zand', mot `fijne afval', modde `vrouwmens, vuil wijf'; smoddig, Teuth. smoddich, westf. smudelig `vuil'

Middle Low German: modder m. `modder', modde, mudde, mōde `Schlamm', mudde `modder in sloten'

Low German: smudden `fein regnen', mittelr. mot `Nebel'

Middle High German: smuz (-tz-) st. m. 'Schmutz' (15.Jh.); [ moder m. `in Verwesung übergegangener Körper, Sumpfland, Moor' < MLG ]

German: Schmutz m.; [ Moder m. ]; schweiz. mott `Torf'