Where does “smiegen” come from?

smiegen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German smiogan, from Proto-West Germanic smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

smiegen (Middle High German): to nestle; to press to, insert, wrap, to nestle

Definitions

  1. to nestle; to press to, insert, wrap, to nestle

Ancestry of “smiegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansmiogan—
2Proto-West Germanicsmeuganto creep, to crawl
3Proto-Germanic*smeuganą—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “smiegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą →