Where does “smugle” come from?

smugle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

smugle (Norwegian Nynorsk): to smuggle

Definitions

  1. to smuggle

Ancestry of “smugle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germansmuggeln—
2Middle Low Germansmugen—
3Proto-West Germanicsmeuganto creep, to crawl
4Proto-Germanic*smeuganą—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “smugle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą →