I ask because I am trying to argue, just for arguments sake, that all verbs come from nouns. See: http://www.lingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5548 Now, if 'smash' is onomatopeic, then the word is the name of the sound first, with a verbal interpretation layered on that. eg n. buzz: bee sound v. b...

Anyone have any info on the origin of v. or n. 'smash'?
It seems it is onomatopoeic. Do you think this is correct?