Where does “smjörlíki” come from?

smjörlíki (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...

smjörlíki (Icelandic): margarine

Definitions

  1. margarine

Ancestry of “smjörlíki”, step by step

smjörlíki 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 líkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclíkuralike, similar, like, resembling; likelihood,...
2Old Norselíkrsame, like, equal; alike, resembling; probable,...
3Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
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