Where does “smake” come from?

smake (English) comes from Middle English smaken, from Middle Low German smāken, from Proto-Germanic smakōną, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₂g- — to taste.

smake (English): To smack; taste; A smack; taste; scent

Definitions

  1. To smack; taste; A smack; taste; scent

Ancestry of “smake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmakento taste, smack
2Middle Low Germansmāken—
3Proto-Germanicsmakōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₂g-to taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakōną →Every word from Middle Low German smāken →
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