Where does “smörtina” come from?
smörtina (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...
smörtina (Swedish): a (smaller) staved wooden butter tub (for storage or transportation)
Definitions
- a (smaller) staved wooden butter tub (for storage or transportation)
Ancestry of “smörtina”, step by step
smörtina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.