Where does “smak” come from?

smak (Polish) comes 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-.

smak (Polish): the sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour

Definitions

  1. the sense of taste; a particular taste; a flavour

Ancestry of “smak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishsmaktaste
2Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
3Old Saxonsmakk—
4Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
5Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “smak”

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