Where does “smog” come from?
smog (English) comes from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
smog (English): A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that...
Definitions
- A noxious mixture of particulates and gases that...
Ancestry of “smog”, step by step
smog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | smoke | smoke |
| 3 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 5 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
via English fog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | fog | A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | feukaną | to whisk; blow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pug- | billow, bulge, drift |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pew- | to blow, breathe; to fear; to blow, to breathe |
Words derived from “smog”