Where does “geshmak” come from?

geshmak (English) comes from Yiddish געשמאַק, from Middle High German gesmac, from Old High German gismac, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

geshmak (English): delicious, yummy!

Definitions

  1. delicious, yummy!

Ancestry of “geshmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגעשמאַקdelicious
2Middle High Germangesmactaste
3Old High Germangismactaste
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →