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Where does “smecchen” come from?

smecchen (Middle English) comes from Old English smæċċan, from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smecchen (Middle English): to taste, smack

Definitions

  1. to taste, smack

Ancestry of “smecchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmæċċanto taste
2Proto-Germanicsmakkijanąto taste
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “smecchen”

  • smatch
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