Etymology Explorer › Proto-Germanic

Where does “smerwą” come from?

smerwą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Celtic smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smérus, from Proto-Indo-European smer- — to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

smerwą (Proto-Germanic): grease, butter, fat

Definitions

  1. grease, butter, fat

Ancestry of “smerwą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smerwą”

  • smear
  • smorgasbord
  • besmear
  • smearer
  • smearcase
  • asmear
  • smearproof
  • smearable
  • smeareth
  • antismear
  • smearest
  • besmearer
  • Smeargate
  • cytosmear
  • Schmierzettel
  • Schmieröl
  • Schmiergeld
  • Schmierpapier
  • beschmieren
  • Schmierblatt
  • schmieren
  • ŝmiri
  • insmeren
  • smeren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →