Where does “smekkur” come from?
smekkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -smekkr, from Old English smæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
smekkur (Icelandic): personal taste; sense of taste; bib
Definitions
- personal taste; sense of taste; bib
Ancestry of “smekkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | -smekkr | — |
| 2 | Old English | smæcc | Alternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *smakku | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |