Where does “smakløyse” come from?

smakløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk smak, from Low German smak, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smakløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): tastelessness

Definitions

  1. tastelessness

Ancestry of “smakløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmaktaste; imperative of smaka
2Low Germansmak—
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Low German smak →