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Where does “smokeable” come from?

smokeable (English) comes from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.

smokeable (English): Alternative form of smokable

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of smokable

Ancestry of “smokeable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsmokeThe visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine...
2Middle Englishsmoke—
3Old Englishsmocasmoke
4Proto-Germanicsmukôsmoke, nebulous air
5Danishsmug-secretly
Every word from Danish smug- →