Where does “*smaug” come from?

*smaug (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic *smaugaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk-, from Proto-Indo-European smewg- — to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy.

Ancestry of “*smaug”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*smaugaz—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)mewk-to let loose, release; to slip away, escape, flee
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmewg-to slip, glide, slide; to slip, glide; be slimy

Words derived from “*smaug”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *smaugaz →