Where does “smörsång” come from?

smörsång (Swedish) comes 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...

smörsång (Swedish): singing that is (overly) sentimental or honeyed, crooning

Definitions

  1. singing that is (overly) sentimental or honeyed, crooning

Ancestry of “smörsång”, step by step

smörsång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish smör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmörbutter
2Old Swedishsmiør—
3Old Norsesmjǫr—
4Proto-Germanicsmerwągrease, butter, fat
5Proto-Celticsmérusmarrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansmérusgrease
7Proto-Indo-Europeansmer-to fall into thought, remember, care for; to fall...

via Swedish sång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsånga song
2Old Swedishsānger—
3Old Norsesǫngrsong
4Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
5Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →