Where does “kasta smörgås” come from?

kasta smörgås (Swedish) comes from Swedish smörgås, from Swedish smör, from Old Swedish smiør, from Old Norse smjǫr, 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...

kasta smörgås (Swedish): to skim or skip stones (throw flat stones so that they bounce on a water surface)

Definitions

  1. to skim or skip stones (throw flat stones so that they bounce on a water surface)

Ancestry of “kasta smörgås”, step by step

kasta smörgås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish smörgås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmörgåsan sandwich; a slice of bread with toppings
2Swedishsmörbutter
3Old Swedishsmiør—
4Old Norsesmjǫr—
5Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
6Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Swedish kasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkastato throw; make an object fly through the air; to...
2Old Swedishkastato throw, cast
3Old Norsekastato cast, to throw
4Proto-Germanickastōnąto throw
5Proto-Germanickas-to throw; bring up; toss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →