Where does “smæk” come from?

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

smæk (Danish): A smack, slap

Definitions

  1. A smack, slap

Ancestry of “smæk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smæk”

Every word from Old Dutch *smakkon →
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