Where does “smakssak” come from?

smakssak (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

smakssak (Norwegian Nynorsk): a matter of taste

Definitions

  1. a matter of taste

Ancestry of “smakssak”, step by step

smakssak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksaka cause; a case; a thing
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Norwegian Nynorsk smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmaktaste; imperative of smaka
2Low Germansmak—
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →