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Where does “écumer” come from?

écumer (French) comes 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.

écumer (French): to foam, foam up, froth, froth up; to lather; to...

Definitions

  1. to foam, foam up, froth, froth up; to lather; to...

Ancestry of “écumer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchescumer
2Old Frenchescumerto dribble
3Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
4Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “écumer”

  • écume
  • écumage
  • écumeux
  • écumoire
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