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
- To envelop in smog
Ancestry of “besmog”, step by step
besmog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smog | A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that... |
| 2 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 3 | Middle English | smoke | smoke |
| 4 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 6 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |