Where does “smoke” come from?
smoke (Middle English) comes from Old English smoca, from Proto-Germanic smukô, from Danish smug- — secretly.
Ancestry of “smoke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | smoca | smoke |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smukô | smoke, nebulous air |
| 3 | Danish | smug- | secretly |
Words derived from “smoke”