Where does “smjörhnífur” come from?

smjörhnífur (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...

smjörhnífur (Icelandic): butter knife

Definitions

  1. butter knife

Ancestry of “smjörhnífur”, step by step

smjörhnífur 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 hnífur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichnífurknife
2Icelandicknífurknife
3Old Norseknífrknife
4Proto-Germanicknībazpincers; shears; knife
5Proto-Germanicknīpanąto pinch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneybʰ-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérusEvery word from Proto-Celtic smérus
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