Where does “smearily” come from?
smearily (English) comes from English smeary, from Middle English smery, from Old English smeoruwiġ, from Old English smeoru, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
smearily (English): In a smeary fashion
Definitions
- In a smeary fashion
Ancestry of “smearily”, step by step
smearily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English smeary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smeary | Having or showing smears; Tending to smear or... |
| 2 | Middle English | smery | — |
| 3 | Old English | smeoruwiġ | fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary |
| 4 | Old English | smeoru | fat, grease, suet, tallow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |