Where does “smjörlauf” come from?

smjörlauf (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...

smjörlauf (Icelandic): least willow, dwarf willow (Salix herbacea)

Definitions

  1. least willow, dwarf willow (Salix herbacea)

Ancestry of “smjörlauf”, step by step

smjörlauf 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 lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclaufleaf; club, clubs
2Old Norselaufleaf
3Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
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