Where does “smørefett” come from?
smørefett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål smøre, from Danish smøre, from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
smørefett (Norwegian Bokmål): grease
Ancestry of “smørefett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | smøre | to lubricate, grease, oil, smear; to wax; to... |
| 2 | Danish | smøre | to lubricate; to butter with butter or a similar... |
| 3 | Old Norse | smyrja | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |