Where does “smeer” come from?
smeer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch smeer, from Old Dutch smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, 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...
smeer (Dutch): smear, a fat substance; blow, whack
Definitions
- smear, a fat substance; blow, whack
Ancestry of “smeer”, step by step
smeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch smeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | smeer | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | smero | grease, smear |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 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 Proto-Germanic smirwijaną
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |