Where does “kakaosmør” come from?
kakaosmør (Danish) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smør, from Danish smør, from Old Norse smjǫr, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smer- — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
kakaosmør (Danish): cocoa butter
Definitions
- cocoa butter
Ancestry of “kakaosmør”, step by step
kakaosmør traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål smør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | smør | butter; imperative of smøre |
| 2 | Danish | smør | butter; imperative of smøre |
| 3 | Old Norse | smjǫr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |
via Danish kakao
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kakao | cocoa; cacao |
| 2 | Spanish | Cacao | the 655th most common surname in Guatemala |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | cacahuatl | cacao, cacao bean |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *kakawa- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk smør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | smør | butter |