Where does “smake” come from?
smake (Middle English) comes from Middle English smaken, from Middle Low German smāken, from Proto-Germanic smakōną, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₂g- — to taste.
smake (Middle English): taste; flavor
Ancestry of “smake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | smaken | to taste, smack |
| 2 | Middle Low German | smāken | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smakōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₂g- | to taste |