Where does “avsmakning” come from?

avsmakning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avsmaka, 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-.

avsmakning (Swedish): tasting and adjusting (for salt, pepper, etc.)

Definitions

  1. tasting and adjusting (for salt, pepper, etc.)

Ancestry of “avsmakning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavsmakato taste sample flavour
2Norwegian Nynorsksmakato taste
3Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
4Old Saxonsmakk—
5Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
6Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

Words derived from “avsmakning”

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