Where does “smūken” come from?

smūken (Middle Dutch) comes 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 “smūken”, step by step

smūken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *smeuganą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*smeuganą—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

via Proto-Germanic smukkōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmukkōnąto slide into, slip through; to creep, slink
2Proto-Germanicsmuknéh₂-—

Words derived from “smūken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →