Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/smakkuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*smakkaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *smeg- (“taste”). Cognate with Lithuanian smagùs (“fun, jolly, pleasant”), Lithuanian smaguris (“a foodie, gourmand”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsmɑk.kuz/

Noun

*smakkuz m

taste, savour, smatch, flavour

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *smakkuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*smakkuz	*smakkiwiz
vocative	*smakku	*smakkiwiz
accusative	*smakkų	*smakkunz
genitive	*smakkauz	*smakkiwǫ̂
dative	*smakkiwi	*smakkumaz
instrumental	*smakkū	*smakkumiz

Derived terms

*smakkijaną
*smakkōną

Related terms

*smakkô

Descendants

Old English: smæcc, smæc, smæċċ, smæċ
- Middle English: smac, smake, smacke, smech
  - Scots: smak
  - English: smack, smake, smatch
Old Frisian: *smak, smekk, smek
- Saterland Frisian: smace, Smoak
- West Frisian: smaek, smaak
Old Saxon: *smakk, *smak
- Middle Low German: smak, smake
  - Low German: Smaak, Smakk
  - Norwegian: smak
  - Swedish: smak
  - Danish: smag
Old Dutch: smak
- Middle Dutch: smāke
  - Dutch: smaak
Old High German: smak, smac; gismac, gismah
- Middle High German: smac, smach; gesmac, gesmacke
  - German: Schmack; Geschmack, Geschmeck
  - Luxembourgish: Geschmaach
Old Norse: smekkr (possibly a borrowing)
- Icelandic: smekkur
→ Finnic:
- Estonian: magu
- Finnish: maku
- Karelian: magu
- Veps: magu
→ Slavic: *smakъ (mainly West Slavic, later borrowed into East Slavic)