Where does “Beschmierer” come from?

Beschmierer (German) comes from German beschmieren, from German schmieren, from Middle High German smirn, from Middle High German smirwen, from Old High German smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

Ancestry of “Beschmierer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeschmierento spread, smear; to cover in graffiti
2Germanschmierento smear; to butter; to grease, oil, lubricate
3Middle High Germansmirn
4Middle High Germansmirwen
5Old High Germansmirwen
6Proto-West Germanic*smirwijanto smear
7Proto-Germanicsmirwijanąto smear, anoint
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Beschmierer

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti