Where does “narkotikasmugler” come from?
narkotikasmugler (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smugler, from Norwegian Bokmål smugle, from Low German smuggeln, from Middle Low German smugen, 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.
narkotikasmugler (Norwegian Bokmål): a drug smuggler
Definitions
- a drug smuggler
Ancestry of “narkotikasmugler”, step by step
narkotikasmugler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål smugler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | smugler | a smuggler; present of smugle |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | smugle | to smuggle |
| 3 | Low German | smuggeln | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | smugen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | smeugan | to creep, to crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *smeuganą | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewk- | to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smewg- | to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy |
via Norwegian Bokmål narkotika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | narkotika | indefinite plural of narkotikum; drugs, narcotics |