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Where does “smeoruwiġ” come from?

smeoruwiġ (Old English) comes from Old English smeoru, 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...

smeoruwiġ (Old English): fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary

Definitions

  1. fatty, greasy, unctious, smeary

Ancestry of “smeoruwiġ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsmeoru—
2Proto-West Germanic*smeru—
3Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
4Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “smeoruwiġ”

  • smeary
  • smeariness
  • smearily
  • smery
  • smeri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →