Where does “smocking” come from?
smocking (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-.
smocking (English): An embroidery technique in which the fabric is...
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- An embroidery technique in which the fabric is...
Ancestry of “smocking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | smock | A type of undergarment worn by women; a shift or... |
| 2 | Middle English | smok | — |
| 3 | Old English | smocc | — |
| 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- | — |