Where does “smørsýra” come from?

smørsýra (Faroese) comes from Faroese 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...

smørsýra (Faroese): butyric acid

Definitions

  1. butyric acid

Ancestry of “smørsýra”, step by step

smørsýra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese smør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesmørbutter
2Old Norsesmjǫr—
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Faroese sýra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesýraacid; sorrel; LSD
2Old Norsesýrasour milk
3Proto-Germanicsūrą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →