Where does “smoken” come from?

smoken (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German smôken, from Proto-West Germanic smauki, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.

smoken (German Low German): to smoke; fume; smoulder

Definitions

  1. to smoke; fume; smoulder

Ancestry of “smoken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansmôken—
2Proto-West Germanicsmaukismoke
3Proto-Indo-European(s)mewg-to smoke, reek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic smauki →Every word from Middle Low German smôken →