English smirk

← Old English smercian (inherited)

← Old English smearcian (mention)

← German schmieren (cognate)

← Middle English smirken (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *smarōną (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *-kōną (inherited)

← Middle High German smielen (cognate)

← Middle High German smieren (mention)

→ English smile (cognate)

→ English smirky (suffix)

→ English smirker (suffix)

→ English besmirk (prefix)

→ English smile-smirk (compound)