Where does “foamy” come from?
Foamy comes from Middle English fomy, from Old English fāmiġ, meaning characterized by foam or froth.
foamy (English): Full of foam; Alternative spelling of foamie
Definitions
- Full of foam; Alternative spelling of foamie
Ancestry of “foamy”, step by step
foamy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English foam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | foam | A substance composed of a large collection of... |
| 2 | Middle English | fom | Alternative form of fome |
| 3 | Old English | fām | foam |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *faim | foam, froth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faimaz | foam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poHy-m-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |