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...

Definitions

  1. An embroidery technique in which the fabric is...

Ancestry of “smocking”, 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 →