Where does “smook” come from?

smook (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch smôoc, from Old Saxon smōk, from Proto-West Germanic smauki, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.

smook (Dutch): smoke

Definitions

  1. smoke

Ancestry of “smook”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsmôoc—
2Old Saxonsmōk—
3Proto-West Germanicsmaukismoke
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smauki →Every word from Old Saxon smōk →