Where does “smagsløg” come from?

smagsløg (Danish) comes from Danish smag, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smagsløg (Danish): sense of taste; gustation

Definitions

  1. sense of taste; gustation

Ancestry of “smagsløg”, step by step

smagsløg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish smag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmagtaste
2Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
3Old Saxonsmakk—
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Danish løg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløgonion; testicle
2Old Norselaukrleek, garlic
3Proto-Norseᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉleek
4Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →