Where does “smörja” come from?
smörja (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish smyria, from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
smörja (Swedish): crap, bullshit; something of very low quality or...
Definitions
- crap, bullshit; something of very low quality or...
Ancestry of “smörja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | smyria | to grease, to anoint |
| 2 | Old Norse | smyrja | to anoint, to rub with ointment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |