Where does “hagesmæk” come from?

hagesmæk (Danish) comes from Danish smæk, from Danish smække, from Swedish smäcka, from Middle Dutch smacken, from Old Dutch *smakkon.

hagesmæk (Danish): a bib

Definitions

  1. a bib

Ancestry of “hagesmæk”, step by step

hagesmæk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish smæk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishsmækA smack, slap
2Danishsmækketo smack
3Swedishsmäckalie, make up
4Middle Dutchsmacken—
5Old Dutch*smakkon—

via Danish hage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhagechin; hook; barb
2Old Norsehakachin
3Proto-Germanichakǭhook
Every word from Old Dutch *smakkon →