Etymograph

English

Smack

Smack may come from German Schmack.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchmackuncertain
  2. EnglishtodaySmack

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchmackuncertain
  2. EnglishtodaySmack

The story

Possibly an Americanized form of German Schmack.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Schmack / Smack