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Where does “smatch” come from?

smatch (English) comes from Middle English smacchen, from Old English smæċċan, from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smatch (English): smack, taste; tincture; trace, small quantity,...

Definitions

  1. smack, taste; tincture; trace, small quantity,...

Ancestry of “smatch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmacchen—
2Old Englishsmæċċanto taste
3Proto-Germanicsmakkijanąto taste
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →