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