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Where does “schmieren” come from?

schmieren (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German smirn, from Middle High German smirwen, from Old High German smirwen, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

schmieren (Luxembourgish): to smear, to spread; to grease, to lubricate; to...

Definitions

  1. to smear, to spread; to grease, to lubricate; to...

Ancestry of “schmieren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansmirn—
2Middle High Germansmirwen—
3Old High Germansmirwen—
4Proto-West Germanic*smirwijan—
5Proto-Germanicsmirwijanąto smear, anoint
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “schmieren”

  • bäischmieren
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