Where does “-smekkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-smekkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishsmæccAlternative form of smæċ; taste, flavour
2Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
3Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “-smekkr”

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