Where does “smörsångare” come from?

smörsångare (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...

smörsångare (Swedish): a singer with an (overly) sentimental or honeyed singing style, a crooner

Definitions

  1. a singer with an (overly) sentimental or honeyed singing style, a crooner

Ancestry of “smörsångare”, step by step

smörsångare 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 sångare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsångaresinger; warbler, any bird in the family...
2Swedishsånga song
3Old Swedishsānger—
4Old Norsesǫngrsong
5Proto-Germanicsangwazsinging, song
6Proto-Indo-Europeansongʷʰos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smérus →Every word from Proto-Celtic smérus →