| *PIE roots | 
|---|
| (s)merd- | 
| Language Sub-Family | Sub-Family root | Language | Word | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Romance | mordeō | Spanish | morder | 
| mordeō | Italian | mordere | |
| mordeō | Latin | mordeo | |
| mordeō | Portuguese | morder | |
| Germanic | smertaną | English | smart | 
| smertaną | Danish | smerte | |
| smertaną | Dutch | smart | |
| smertaną | German | Schmerz | |
| smertaną | Middle Dutch | smerten | |
| smartaz | Middle English | smert | |
| smartaz | Old English | smeart | |
| smertaną | Swedish | smärta |