Where does “ettersmak” come from?
ettersmak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
ettersmak (Norwegian Bokmål): an aftertaste
Definitions
- an aftertaste
Ancestry of “ettersmak”, step by step
ettersmak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål smak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | smak | taste; imperative of smake |
| 2 | Middle Low German | smak | taste; smell |
| 3 | Old Saxon | smakk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *smakku | taste |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål etter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | etter | after |
| 2 | Old Norse | ettir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aftiri | more aft, further behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |