smeoru

Old English

noun

Definitions

fat, grease, suet, tallow

Etymology

Inherited from *smeru inherited from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (grease, butter, fat) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *smérus (grease).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*smérus

Gloss

grease

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*smérus Proto-Indo-European
*smerwą Proto-Germanic
*smirwijaną Proto-Germanic
smjǫr Old Norse
smero Old High German
smer Middle High German
𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂 Gothic
*smeru gmw-pro
*smérus Proto-Celtic
smere Old Frisian
Schmier Pennsylvania German