schmuck
German (Berlin)
/ʃmʊk/
adj
Definitions
- (dated) pretty, spruce
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German smuk (neat, lithe, bendsome, ornament, pleasing, cute, supple, petite, trim, delicate, jewellery, beautiful) derived from Old Saxon *smuk derived from Proto-Germanic *smukkaz (something slipped into, easy, flexible, bendsome) derived from Proto-Indo-European *smewg- (slip, glide, slide).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*smewg-
Gloss
slip, glide, slide
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process