Where does “avsmaka” come from?

avsmaka (Swedish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk smaka, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.

avsmaka (Swedish): to taste sample flavour

Definitions

  1. to taste sample flavour

Ancestry of “avsmaka”, step by step

avsmaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk smaka

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

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

Words derived from “avsmaka”

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