Where does “smaze” come from?
smaze (English) comes from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
smaze (English): Smoky haze in the air
Ancestry of “smaze”, step by step
smaze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | smoke | smoke |
| 3 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 5 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
via English haze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | haze | Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. Compare |
| 2 | English | hazy | Thick or obscured with haze; Not clear or... |
| 3 | English | hawsey | — |