Where does “smock” come from?

Smock comes from Middle English smok, from Old English smocc, from Proto-Germanic smukkaz and smukkōną, ultimately from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂-.

smock (English): A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or...

Definitions

  1. A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or...

Ancestry of “smock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsmok—
2Old Englishsmoccsmock
3Proto-Germanicsmukkazsmock, shift, something slipped into
4Proto-Germanicsmukkōnąto slide into, slip through; to creep, slink
5Proto-Germanicsmuknéh₂-—

Words derived from “smock”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukkōną →Every word from Proto-Germanic smukkaz →