Where does “Schmacht” come from?

Schmacht (German) comes from Proto-Germanic smēhaz, from Proto-Indo-European smēk-, from Proto-Indo-European smē- — to rub; smear.

Schmacht (German): need, privation, especially hunger or thirst

Definitions

  1. need, privation, especially hunger or thirst

Ancestry of “Schmacht”, step by step

Schmacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic smēhaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmēhazsmall; little
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmēk-beard; chin
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmē-to rub; smear

via Middle Low German smacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansmachtgreat hunger

Words derived from “Schmacht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smē- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smēk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smēhaz →