Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/smeru

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *smerwą.

Noun

*smeru n

1. grease, butter, fat

Inflection

Neuter wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*smeru
Genitive	*smerwas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*smeru	*smeru
Accusative	*smeru	*smeru
Genitive	*smerwas	*smerwō
Dative	*smerwē	*smerum
Instrumental	*smeru	*smerum

Derived terms

• *smerwig
• *smirwijan

Descendants

• Old English: smeoru
  • Middle English: smer, smere
    • English: smear
    • Scots: smergh
• Old Frisian: smere
  • Saterland Frisian: Smeer
  • West Frisian: smoar
• Old Saxon: smero
  • Middle Low German: smēr, smör
    • (German Low German: Smeer)
• Old Dutch: smero
  • Middle Dutch: smere, smer
    • Dutch: smeer
      • Afrikaans: smeer
      • → Caribbean Javanese: semir
      • → Indonesian: semir
      • → Papiamentu: smeer (dated)
• Old High German: smero
  • Middle High German: smër
    • Alemannic German: Schmër
    • German: Schmer
    • → Polish: smar
    • → Carpathian Rusyn: смар (smar)