from #MHG #smēken, to caress lovingly – whose root *smē- gives us #OldHighGerman #Schmer, fat or lard, modern #German #schmeicheln, to flatter – to English #smear and #Swedish #smör, or butter. And that's why we look so tasty.
#Etymology #Etümoloogia
#Onomastics #Onomastika
#Toponymy #Toponüümia
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