Where does “smørbukk” come from?

smørbukk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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...

smørbukk (Norwegian Nynorsk): Norwegian stonecrop of Hylotelephium maximum species

Definitions

  1. Norwegian stonecrop of Hylotelephium maximum species

Ancestry of “smørbukk”, step by step

smørbukk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk smør

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk bukk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbukka buck
2Old Norsebukkrbuck
3Proto-Germanic*bukkaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰuǵ-buck, he-goat
5Proto-North CaucasianbVχc̣V—
6Proto-North CaucasianbVc̣Vyoung he-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →