English
semur
Semur comes from Indonesian semur ‘semur: an Indonesian stew normally made with…’, and goes back to Dutch smoor ‘to braise’.
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsmoor‘to braise’
- Javanesemodernꦱꦼꦩꦸꦂ‘semur: an stew normally made with beef’
- Indonesianmodernsemur‘semur: an Indonesian stew normally made with beef’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Dutchc. 1500–presentsmoor‘to braise’
- Javanesemodernꦱꦼꦩꦸꦂ‘semur: an stew normally made with beef’
- Indonesianmodernsemur‘semur: an Indonesian stew normally made with beef’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016same form
Earliest quotation: 2016, Tejal Rao, Ending the Ramadan Fast With an Indonesian Feast: “The semur is made the way Ms. Pratiwi’s grandmother…”
The story
The Indonesian word comes from Dutch smoren ("to braise").
Every English word from Dutch smoor
Today it means
noun An Indonesian stew normally made with beef
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Dutch smoor / semur