Where does “smørepålæg” come from?
smørepålæg (Danish) comes from Danish smøre, from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
smørepålæg (Danish): spread; a pålæg that is meant to be spread
Definitions
- spread; a pålæg that is meant to be spread
Ancestry of “smørepålæg”, step by step
smørepålæg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish smøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | smøre | to lubricate; to butter with butter or a similar... |
| 2 | Old Norse | smyrja | to anoint, to rub with ointment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish pålæg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | pålæg | a topping, a filling for bread and sandwiches |
| 2 | Danish | pålægge | direct, instruct, order; enjoin; impose |
| 3 | Danish | lægge | to lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg |
| 4 | Old Swedish | læggia | lay, put in a resting position |
| 5 | Old Norse | leggja | to lay, place, put; to make, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |