Where does “hnetusmjör” come from?

hnetusmjör (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic smjör, 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...

hnetusmjör (Icelandic): peanut butter

Definitions

  1. peanut butter

Ancestry of “hnetusmjör”, step by step

hnetusmjör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic smjör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsmjörbutter
2Old Norsesmjǫr—
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Icelandic hneta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnetanut
2Old Norsehnotnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →