Etymology of the English word smear
the English word
smearderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*smerthanDerivations in English
smeary,
besmear,
smeared,
smearingCognates
Dutch
smeer, Dutch
smeren, German
Schmer, German
Schmiele, German
schmieren, Icelandic
smjör, Icelandic
smyrja, Swedish
smör, Swedish
smörja, Yiddish
shmirnUsage
Word found in Modern English