Where does “smør” come from?

smør (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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 Nynorsk): butter

Definitions

  1. butter

Ancestry of “smør”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmjǫr—
2Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
3Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
5Proto-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 →