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Where does “smæċċan” come from?

smæċċan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smæċċan (Old English): to taste

Definitions

  1. to taste

Ancestry of “smæċċan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmakkijanąto taste
2Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “smæċċan”

  • smatch
  • smecchen
  • smacchen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →