smero

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą.

Noun

smero n or m

1. grease, smear

Inflection

Declension of smero (neuter wa-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	smero	smero
accusative	smero	smero
genitive	smerwes	smerwo
dative	smerwe	smerwon

Declension of smero (masculine wa-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	smero	smerwa
accusative	smero	smerwa
genitive	smerwes	smerwo
dative	smerwe	smerwon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: smēre
  • Dutch: smeer

References

• “smero”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *smeru, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą, from Proto-Indo-European *smérus.

Cognate with Old English smeoru, Old Norse smjǫr, Gothic 𐍃𐌼𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌸𐍂 (smairþr), also Old Irish smiur (“marrow”), Tocharian B ṣmare.

Noun

smero n

1. fat

Descendants

• Middle High German: smër
  • Alemannic German: Schmër
  • German: Schmer
  • → Polish: smar
  • → Carpathian Rusyn: смар (smar)
  • → Slovak: cmar