Where does “smør” come from?

smør (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish smør, 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...

smør (Norwegian Bokmål): butter; imperative of smøre

Definitions

  1. butter; imperative of smøre

Ancestry of “smør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsmørbutter; imperative of smøre
2Old Norsesmjǫr—
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “smør”

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