Where does “smjörgras” come from?

smjörgras (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...

smjörgras (Icelandic): alpine bartsia

Definitions

  1. alpine bartsia

Ancestry of “smjörgras”, step by step

smjörgras 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 grás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrásmasculine genitive singular positive degree of...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →
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