Etymology Explorer › SwedishWhere does “finsmakare” come from? finsmakare (Swedish) comes from Swedish smak, from Middle Low German smak, from Old Saxon smakk, from Proto-West Germanic *smakku, from Proto-Germanic smakkuz, from Proto-Indo-European smegʰ-.
finsmakare (Swedish): epicure, gourmet, connoisseur
Definitions epicure, gourmet, connoisseur Ancestry of “finsmakare”, step by step finsmakare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish smak Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish smak taste 2 Middle Low German smak taste; smell 3 Old Saxon smakk — 4 Proto-West Germanic *smakku taste 5 Proto-Germanic smakkuz taste, savour, smatch, flavour 6 Proto-Indo-European smegʰ- —
via Swedish fin Step Language Word Meaning 1 Swedish fin fine, elegant; good, excellent; thin 2 French fin end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... 3 Middle French fin end; finish; death 4 Old French fin fine, delicate 5 Latin fīnis end 6 Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂- —