English

smash

Uncertain, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

A blend of smack + mash

Proto-Indo-European *smegʰ- ‘to taste’

Proto-Germanic *smakkuz ‘a taste’

Proto-West Germanic *smakku ‘taste’

Old English smæc ‘taste, smatch’

Middle English smac

English smack

Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ- ‘to mix’

Proto-Germanic *maiskaz ‘mixture, mash’

Old English mǣsċ

Middle English mash

English mash

Today it means

noun The sound of a violent impact; a violent striking together.

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