Where does “smokum” come from?

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

smokum (English): To smoke

Definitions

  1. To smoke

Ancestry of “smokum”, step by step

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