Where does “smörjkanna” come from?
smörjkanna (Swedish) comes from Swedish smörja, 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.
Ancestry of “smörjkanna”, step by step
smörjkanna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish smörja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | smörja | crap, bullshit; something of very low quality or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | smyria | to grease, to anoint |
| 3 | Old Norse | smyrja | to anoint, to rub with ointment |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smirwijaną | to smear, anoint |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |