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

  1. personal taste; sense of taste; bib

Ancestry of “smekkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-smekkr—
2Old EnglishsmæccAlternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour
3Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
4Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “smekkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →