Where does “smāken” come from?
smāken (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic smakōną, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₂g- — to taste.
Ancestry of “smāken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smakōną | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₂g- | to taste |