Where does “ijscrème” come from?
ijscrème (Dutch) comes from Dutch crème, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ijscrème (Dutch): ice cream
Definitions
- ice cream
Ancestry of “ijscrème”, step by step
ijscrème traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch crème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | crème | cream; ice cream |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 4 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 5 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 6 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Dutch ijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ijs | ice frozen liquid, notably water |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ijs | ice |
| 3 | Old Dutch | īs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | īs | ice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | īsą | ice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eyH- | ice, frost |
via English ice cream
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ice cream | A dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a... |
| 2 | English | iced cream | Dated form of ice cream |