Where does “smeken” come from?

smeken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch smêken, from Old Dutch smēken, from Proto-Germanic smaikijaną.

smeken (Dutch): to beg, implore, urge

Definitions

  1. to beg, implore, urge

Ancestry of “smeken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsmêkento flatter, to sweet-talk
2Old Dutchsmēken—
3Proto-Germanicsmaikijaną—

Words derived from “smeken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smaikijaną →Every word from Old Dutch smēken →Every word from Middle Dutch smêken →