Where does “Schmieröl” come from?
Schmieröl (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Schmieröl (German): lubricating oil
Definitions
- lubricating oil
Ancestry of “Schmieröl”, step by step
Schmieröl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schmieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schmieren | to smear; to butter; to grease, oil, lubricate |
| 2 | Middle High German | smirn | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | smirwen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | smirwen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smirwijan | to smear |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Öl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öl | oil |
| 2 | Middle High German | öl | oil |
| 3 | Old High German | oli | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oli | olive oil |
| 5 | Latin | oleum | olive oil; the palaestra |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἔλαιον | olive oil, commonly used as an anointing oil; any... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἐλαία | olive tree; olive; naevus |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | elaíwā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | loiwom | — |