Where does “Schmer” come from?

Schmer (German) comes from Middle High German smër, from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, 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...

Schmer (German): fat or lard, usually of a pig

Definitions

  1. fat or lard, usually of a pig

Ancestry of “Schmer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmër—
2Old High Germansmerofat
3Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
5Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “Schmer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →
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