Where does “smockful” come from?
smockful (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-.
smockful (English): As much as a smock will hold
Definitions
- As much as a smock will hold
Ancestry of “smockful”, step by step
smockful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smock | A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or... |
| 2 | Middle English | smok | — |
| 3 | Old English | smocc | smock |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smukkaz | smock, shift, something slipped into |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smukkōną | to slide into, slip through; to creep, slink |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smuknéh₂- | — |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |