Where does “niesmak” come from?

niesmak (Polish) comes from Polish smak, from Old Polish smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

niesmak (Polish): distaste, bad taste, off taste

Definitions

  1. distaste, bad taste, off taste

Ancestry of “niesmak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishsmakthe sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour
2Old Polishsmaktaste
3Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
4Old Saxonsmakk—
5Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
6Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →
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