Where does “besmog” come from?

besmog (English) comes from English smog, from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

besmog (English): To envelop in smog

Definitions

  1. To envelop in smog

Ancestry of “besmog”, step by step

besmog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English smog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmogA noxious mixture of particulates and gases that...
2EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
3Middle Englishsmokesmoke
4Old Englishsmocasmoke
5Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
6Danishsmug-secretly

via English Be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBeAs an auxiliary verb
2Middle EnglishbeAlternative form of been; Alternative form of...
3Old EnglishbēoI become, I will be, I am; bee
4Proto-West Germanic*bijābee
5Proto-Germanicbijōbee
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰī-to hit, to pierce
Every word from Danish smug- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukô →Every word from Old English smoca →