Where does “scheerschuim” come from?

scheerschuim (Dutch) comes from Dutch scheren, from Middle Dutch schēren, from Old Dutch skeran, from Proto-West Germanic skeran, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

scheerschuim (Dutch): shaving cream

Definitions

  1. shaving cream

Ancestry of “scheerschuim”, step by step

scheerschuim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scheren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscherento shave; to shear; to skim, fleet; to go over...
2Middle Dutchschērento shave
3Old Dutchskeranto shave; to split, to divide
4Proto-West Germanicskeranto shear, to cut
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via Dutch schuim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuimfoam, froth; a type of spongy sweets, made of...
2Middle Dutchschuum—
3Old Dutchskūm—
4Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
5Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →