Where does “sminke” come from?

sminke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German Schminke, from Middle Low German sminke.

sminke (Norwegian Bokmål): makeup, make-up; rouge; to make up

Definitions

  1. makeup, make-up; rouge; to make up

Ancestry of “sminke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchminkemake-up
2Middle Low Germansminke—

Words derived from “sminke”

Every word from Middle Low German sminke →Every word from German Schminke →