Where does “smerien” come from?

smerien (Middle English) comes from Old English smerian, from Proto-West Germanic *smirwijan, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “smerien”, step by step

smerien traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English smerian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmerianto laugh at
2Proto-West Germanic*smirwijanto smear
3Proto-Germanicsmirwijanąto smear, anoint
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Old English smierwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmierwanto anoint or rub with grease, oil, etc

via Old English smyrian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmyrian—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →