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Where does “Geschmack” come from?

Geschmack (German) comes from Old High German gismac, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

Geschmack (German): taste; flavour; smell, odor

Definitions

  1. taste; flavour; smell, odor

Ancestry of “Geschmack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangismactaste
2Proto-West Germanic*smakku—
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “Geschmack”

  • geschmacklos
  • Nachgeschmack
  • geschmäcklerisch
  • Geschmackssinn
  • Geschmacksstoff
  • Metallgeschmack
  • Geschmacksverstärker
  • Gschmäckle
  • Geschmacksstörung
  • geschmackvoll
  • geschmacksneutral
  • Geschmäckle
  • geschmacklich
  • žmaha
  • žmah
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