Where does “smæcc” come from?

smæcc (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

smæcc (Old English): Alternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour

Ancestry of “smæcc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
2Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “smæcc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →