Where does “smørskel” come from?

smørskel (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...

smørskel (Faroese): queen scallop

Definitions

  1. queen scallop

Ancestry of “smørskel”, step by step

smørskel 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 skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskelshell
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
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