Where does “smiugan” come from?

smiugan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic smeuganą, from Proto-Indo-European smewk- — to slip, slide.

Ancestry of “smiugan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmeuganąto creep, slip through or into
2Proto-Indo-Europeansmewk-to slip, slide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smeuganą →
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