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
Ancestry of “smæċċan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smakkijaną | to taste |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |
Words derived from “smæċċan”