Where does “smeer” come from?

smeer (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, 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...

Ancestry of “smeer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsmerogrease, smear
2Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “smeer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →