Where does “smicket” come from?

smicket (English) comes from English smock, from Middle English smok, from Old English smocc, from Proto-Germanic smukkaz, from Proto-Germanic smukkōną, from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂-.

smicket (English): A woman's undergarment; a smock

Definitions

  1. A woman's undergarment; a smock

Ancestry of “smicket”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmockA type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or...
2Middle Englishsmok—
3Old Englishsmoccsmock
4Proto-Germanicsmukkazsmock, shift, something slipped into
5Proto-Germanicsmukkōnąto slide into, slip through; to creep, slink
6Proto-Germanicsmuknéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukkōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukkaz →