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
Ancestry of “smæccan”, 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- | — |