Where does “smæccan” come from?

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

smæccan (Old English): to taste

Definitions

  1. to taste

Ancestry of “smæccan”, step by step

smæccan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic smakkijaną

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

via Proto-Germanic smakkōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmakkōną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₂g-to taste

via Proto-Germanic smakōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmakōną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkijaną →