Where does “schmecken” come from?

schmecken (German) comes 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-.

schmecken (German): to taste; to enjoy

Definitions

  1. to taste; to enjoy

Ancestry of “schmecken”, step by step

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

Words derived from “schmecken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną →