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Where does “smérus” come from?

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

smérus (Proto-Indo-European): grease

Definitions

  1. grease

Ancestry of “smérus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “smérus”

  • smear
  • smorgasbord
  • besmear
  • smearer
  • smearcase
  • asmear
  • smearproof
  • smearable
  • smeareth
  • antismear
  • smearest
  • besmearer
  • Smeargate
  • cytosmear
  • Schmierzettel
  • Schmieröl
  • Schmiergeld
  • Schmierpapier
  • beschmieren
  • Schmierblatt
  • schmieren
  • ŝmiri
  • insmeren
  • smeren
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