Where does “smakken” come from?

smakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

smakken (Dutch): to smack, to crash hard; to make noise while...

Definitions

  1. to smack, to crash hard; to make noise while...

Ancestry of “smakken”, step by step

smakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsmakcrash, blow, smack
2Middle Dutchsmacken—
3Old Dutch*smakkon—

Words derived from “smakken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →