Where does “écume” come from?

écume (French) comes from Old French escume, from Frankish skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

écume (French): foam; first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. foam; first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “écume”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchescumefoam
2Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
3Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “écume”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Frankish skūm →