Where does “smer” come from?
smer (Middle High German) comes from Old High German 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 “smer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | smero | fat |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |
Words derived from “smer”