Where does “smaksstoff” come from?

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

smaksstoff (Norwegian Nynorsk): flavouring or flavoring

Definitions

  1. flavouring or flavoring

Ancestry of “smaksstoff”, step by step

smaksstoff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk smak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksmaktaste; imperative of smaka
2Low Germansmak—
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk stoff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstoffcloth, fabric; chemical substance; drug
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Low German smak →