Where does “smecken” come from?
smecken (Middle High German) comes from Middle English smecchen, from Old English smæċċan, from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
Ancestry of “smecken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | smecchen | to taste, smack |
| 2 | Old English | smæċċan | to taste |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smakkijaną | to taste |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |