Where does “smacian” come from?

smacian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *smaikōn — to stroke, caress.

smacian (Old English): to taste; to smack, pat, caress

Definitions

  1. to taste; to smack, pat, caress

Ancestry of “smacian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*smaikōnto stroke, caress

Words derived from “smacian

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smaikōn
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