Where does “schmink” come from?

schmink (Dutch) comes from German Schminke, from Middle Low German sminke.

schmink (Dutch): face paint

Definitions

  1. face paint

Ancestry of “schmink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchminkemake-up
2Middle Low Germansminke—

Words derived from “schmink”

Every word from Middle Low German sminke →Every word from German Schminke →
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