Where does “smuggeln” come from?

smuggeln (Low German) comes from Middle Low German smugen, from Proto-West Germanic smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

Ancestry of “smuggeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansmugen—
2Proto-West Germanicsmeuganto creep, to crawl
3Proto-Germanic*smeuganą—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “smuggeln”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą →