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Where does “abschmecken” come from?

abschmecken (German) comes from German schmecken, from Middle High German smecken, from Middle English smecchen, from Old English smæċċan, from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

abschmecken (German): to taste a dish and, if necessary, add more...

Definitions

  1. to taste a dish and, if necessary, add more...

Ancestry of “abschmecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschmeckento taste; to enjoy
2Middle High Germansmecken—
3Middle Englishsmecchento taste, smack
4Old Englishsmæċċanto taste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkijanąto taste
6Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
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