schmecken
German (Berlin)
[ˈʃmɛkn̩]
verb-weak
Definitions
- to taste
- to enjoy the taste of something
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *smakkijaną (taste), *smakkuz (taste, a taste, smack, flavor) derived from Proto-Indo-European *smegʰ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*smegʰ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- foresmack English
- smack English
- smackable English
- smackdown English
- smackee English
- smacker English
- smackhead English
- smackless English
- smacky English
- smatch English
- abschmecken German
- smakkol Hungarian
- *smeg- Proto-Indo-European
- *smegʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *smakkijaną Proto-Germanic
- *smakkuz Proto-Germanic
- *smakōną Proto-Germanic
- smeċċan Old English
- smæc Old English
- smæcc Old English
- smac Middle English
- smacchen Middle English
- smag Danish
- smage Danish
- velsmagende Danish
- gismac Old High German
- smecken Old High German
- schmaachen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌺𐌺𐌰 Gothic
- maitsma Estonian
- smak Old Dutch
- *maku Proto-Finnic
- smak Middle Low German
- *smakk Old Saxon
- smak Low German
- smaghæ Old Danish