Where does “Beschmiererin” come from?
Beschmiererin (German) comes from German Beschmierer, 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 — he, she.
Beschmiererin (German): feminine equivalent of
Definitions
- feminine equivalent of
Ancestry of “Beschmiererin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beschmierer | — |
| 2 | German | beschmieren | to spread, smear; to cover in graffiti |
| 3 | German | schmieren | to smear; to butter; to grease, oil, lubricate |
| 4 | Middle High German | smirn | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | smirwen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | smirwen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *smirwijan | to smear |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |