Where does “skimmy” come from?

skimmy (English) comes from English skim, from Middle English skemen, from Middle English scumen, from Old French escumer, from Frankish skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

skimmy (English): Tending or seeming to skim; loose

Definitions

  1. Tending or seeming to skim; loose

Ancestry of “skimmy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskimTo pass lightly; to glide along in an even,...
2Middle Englishskemen—
3Middle Englishscumen—
4Old Frenchescumerto dribble
5Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
6Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Frankish skūm →