Where does “*smugen” come from?

*smugen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old English smugan, 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.

*smugen (Middle Dutch): to creep, to sneak

Definitions

  1. to creep, to sneak

Ancestry of “*smugen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmuganto creep, crawl, move gradually
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 “*smugen”

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