Where does “smog” come from?

smog (Danish) comes from English smog, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

smog (Danish): smog

Definitions

  1. smog

Ancestry of “smog”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmogA noxious mixture of particulates and gases that...
2EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
3Middle Englishsmokesmoke
4Old Englishsmocasmoke
5Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
6Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Danish smug- →