Where does “småbrott” come from?

småbrott (Swedish) comes from Swedish små, 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...

småbrott (Swedish): a petty crime

Definitions

  1. a petty crime

Ancestry of “småbrott”, step by step

småbrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish små

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmå
2Polishsmargrease, lubricant
3Middle High Germansmër—
4Old High Germansmerofat
5Proto-West Germanic*smerugrease, butter, fat
6Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
7Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
9Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Swedish brott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrotta break, a snap; an instance of something...
2Old Norsebrot—
3Proto-Germanicbrutąthat which is broken off e.g. piece, fragment etc
4Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →