Smack
/smæk/noun
To strike or hit sharply, or a sharp striking sound; also, a small kiss or a taste.
Did you know?The sound-word sense is ancient and probably imitative, while the “kiss” and “taste” senses likely developed later in English from the idea of a quick, light contact.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
smakken
“To strike sharply; to make a sharp sound; later also to kiss lightly or taste”
Middle Low German
MLG
smakken
“To smack, slap, or make a sharp sound”
Middle Dutch
MDu
smakken
“To strike, fling, or slap”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*smakkōną
“An expressive sound-imitating root for a sharp smack or slap”
Modern English
English
smack
“A sharp hit or sound; also a light kiss or a taste”