Where does “smoketh” come from?
smoketh (English) comes from English smoke, from Middle English smoke, from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
smoketh (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “smoketh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | smoke | The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine... |
| 2 | Middle English | smoke | — |
| 3 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 5 | Danish | smug- | secretly |