Where does “smok” come from?
smok (Middle English) comes from Old English smocc, from Proto-Germanic smukkaz, from Proto-Germanic smukkōną, from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂-.
Ancestry of “smok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | smocc | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smukkaz | smock, shift, something slipped into |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smukkōną | to slide into, slip through; to creep, slink |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smuknéh₂- | — |
Words derived from “smok”