Where does “smokkelnest” come from?
smokkelnest (Dutch) comes from Dutch nest, from Middle Dutch nest, from Old Dutch nest, from Proto-West Germanic nest, from Proto-Germanic nestą, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
smokkelnest (Dutch): smugglers' nest
Definitions
- smugglers' nest
Ancestry of “smokkelnest”, step by step
smokkelnest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nest | A nest; One's bed; A nasty, ill-behaving or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nest | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nest | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | nest | nest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nestą | nest; provisions; food and supplies |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Dutch smokkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smokkel | smuggling |
| 2 | Dutch | smokkelen | to smuggle, to transport contraband; to cut... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | *smugen | to creep, to sneak |
| 4 | Old English | smugan | to creep, crawl, move gradually |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | smeugan | to creep, to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *smeuganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |