Where does “écumage” come from?

écumage (French) comes from French écumer, from Middle French escumer, from Old French escumer, from Frankish skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

écumage (French): skimming

Definitions

  1. skimming

Ancestry of “écumage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchécumerto foam, foam up, froth, froth up; to lather; to...
2Middle Frenchescumer
3Old Frenchescumerto dribble
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 (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Frankish skūm →
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