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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

Definitions

  1. Smoky haze in the air

Ancestry of “smaze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
2Middle Englishsmoke—
3Old Englishsmocasmoke
4Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
5Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Danish smug- →