Where does “smjǫr” come from?

smjǫr (Old Norse) comes 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...

Ancestry of “smjǫr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
2Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

Words derived from “smjǫr

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