Etymology

smoothie

smoo·thie
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Today it means: A smooth-talking person. Full definition →

English smooth ← Middle English smethe ← Old English smēþe
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The story

  1. Old Englishsmōþ
  2. Middle Englishsmothe
  3. Proto-West Germanic*smanþī
  4. Old Englishsmēþe
  5. Middle Englishsmethe
  6. Englishsmooth
  7. English todaysmoothie

From smooth + -ie.

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