Where does “smekklegur” come from?

smekklegur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic smekkur, from Old Norse -smekkr, from Old English smæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smekklegur (Icelandic): tasteful

Definitions

  1. tasteful

Ancestry of “smekklegur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmekkurpersonal taste; sense of taste; bib
2Old Norse-smekkr
3Old EnglishsmæccAlternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-