Where does “smarowidło” come from?
smarowidło (Polish) comes from Polish smarować, from Polish smar, from Middle High German smër, from Old High German smero, from Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic smerwą, from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...
smarowidło (Polish): any smearable or spreadable substance; grease, goop
Definitions
- any smearable or spreadable substance; grease, goop
Ancestry of “smarowidło”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | smarować | to smear, to spread; to butter; to lubricate |
| 2 | Polish | smar | grease, lubricant |
| 3 | Middle High German | smër | — |
| 4 | Old High German | smero | fat |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smeru | grease, butter, fat |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smerwą | grease, butter, fat |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | smérus | marrow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smérus | grease |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | smer- | to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall... |