Where does “smjúga” come from?
smjúga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse smjúga, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.
smjúga (Icelandic): to creep , to slip in
Ancestry of “smjúga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | smjúga | to creep through; to put on |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *smeuganą | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |