Where does “smirken” come from?

smirken (Middle English) comes from Old English smearcian, from Proto-Germanic smarōną — to mock; scoff at; deride.

Ancestry of “smirken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmearcianto smile
2Proto-Germanicsmarōnąto mock; scoff at; deride

Words derived from “smirken”

Every word from Proto-Germanic smarōną →Every word from Old English smearcian →