Where does “*smeru” come from?

*smeru (Proto-West Germanic) 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...

*smeru (Proto-West Germanic): grease, butter, fat

Definitions

  1. grease, butter, fat

Ancestry of “*smeru”, 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 “*smeru”

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