Where does “avsmakningsmeny” come from?

avsmakningsmeny (Swedish) comes from Swedish avsmakning, 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-.

avsmakningsmeny (Swedish): tasting menu

Definitions

  1. tasting menu

Ancestry of “avsmakningsmeny”, step by step

avsmakningsmeny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish avsmakning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavsmakningtasting and adjusting (for salt, pepper, etc.)
2Swedishavsmakato taste sample flavour
3Norwegian Nynorsksmakato taste
4Middle Low Germansmaktaste; smell
5Old Saxonsmakk—
6Proto-West Germanic*smakkutaste
7Proto-Germanicsmakkuztaste, savour, smatch, flavour
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmegʰ-—

via Swedish meny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmenya menu
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic smakkuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *smakku →