Reconstruction:Old Dutch/smugan

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

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

  • *smiogan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smūganą.

Verb

*smūgan

  1. to creep, to sneak

Inflection

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: *smugen, *smiegen
    • Dutch: smuigen, smiegen, smoegen