Where does “schmökern” come from?
schmökern (German) comes from German Schmöker, from English smoker, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
schmökern (German): to read leisurely, to delve into a book or magazine
Definitions
- to read leisurely, to delve into a book or magazine
Ancestry of “schmökern”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schmöker | book, tome typically big or old and not particularly gripping, but suited for casual, cozy reading |
| 2 | English | smoker | A person who smokes tobacco habitually; A smoking... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |