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Where does “smukkaz” come from?

smukkaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic smukkōną, from Proto-Germanic smuknéh₂-.

smukkaz (Proto-Germanic): smock, shift, something slipped into

Definitions

  1. smock, shift, something slipped into

Ancestry of “smukkaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmukkōnąto slide into, slip through; to creep, slink
2Proto-Germanicsmuknéh₂-—

Words derived from “smukkaz”

  • smug
  • smock
  • smugly
  • smugness
  • smocking
  • smocklike
  • smuggery
  • smicket
  • unsmug
  • schmuck
  • smuk
  • smok
  • smocc
  • smoc
  • smuk
  • smukk
  • smuk
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