Where does “smugkigge” come from?

smugkigge (Danish) comes from Danish kigge, from Middle Low German kîken, from Old Saxon kīkan, from Proto-West Germanic kīkan, from Proto-Germanic kīkaną — to look, peep.

smugkigge (Danish): peek

Definitions

  1. peek

Ancestry of “smugkigge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkiggeto look; to glance; to peek, peep
2Middle Low Germankîkento look, peep
3Old Saxonkīkanto look
4Proto-West Germanickīkanto look, to peep
5Proto-Germanickīkanąto look, peep
Every word from Proto-Germanic kīkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic kīkan →Every word from Old Saxon kīkan →