Where does “smokkelen” come from?
smokkelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch *smugen, from Old English smugan, from Proto-West Germanic smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.
smokkelen (Dutch): to smuggle, to transport contraband; to cut...
Definitions
- to smuggle, to transport contraband; to cut...
Ancestry of “smokkelen”, step by step
smokkelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch *smugen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | *smugen | to creep, to sneak |
| 2 | Old English | smugan | to creep, crawl, move gradually |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | smeugan | to creep, to crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *smeuganą | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |