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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | smeer | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | smero | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | — |
| 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... |
Words derived from “smeer”