Words that come from Proto-Indo-European smérus

262 words across 41 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European smérus — including Marvin, smear, Mervyn, Merv, smorgasbord, Mervin, besmirch, smeary.

See the etymology of smérus itself →

Swedish (75)

English (37)

German (24)

Dutch (13)

Icelandic (9)

Danish (9)

Old English (9)

Polish (8)

Yiddish (6)

Norwegian Bokmål (6)

Old Swedish (5)

Norwegian Nynorsk (5)

Middle English (5)

Faroese (4)

Old Norse (4)

Middle High German (4)

Luxembourgish (3)

Esperanto (3)

Pennsylvania German (3)

Welsh (2)

Old High German (2)

Proto-Celtic (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Serbo-Croatian (2)

Middle Dutch (2)

Old Dutch (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Cebuano (1)

Japanese (1)

Hungarian (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Portuguese (1)

Scottish Gaelic (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Old Irish (1)

Slovak (1)

Finnish (1)

Makasar (1)

Ambonese Malay (1)

Manado Malay (1)

North Moluccan Malay (1)