Proto-Germanic: *smil(a)xōn, *smilxjō, *smilxwōn etc.
Meaning: a plant
Norwegian: smele, smile, dial. smelve, smülve 'Aira flea, flexuosa'
Middle High German: smɛlehe, smēle wk. f. 'schmiele, eine grasart' { smelwe } 'dünnes Gras, Aira'
German: { Schmiele }