Where does “Schaumkuss” come from?

Schaumkuss (German) comes from German Schaum, from Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Schaumkuss (German): chocolate teacake type of dessert

Definitions

  1. chocolate teacake type of dessert

Ancestry of “Schaumkuss”, step by step

Schaumkuss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schaum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchaumfoam, lather, froth
2Middle High Germanschūm—
3Old High Germanscūm—
4Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
5Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German kuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankusskiss
2Middle High Germankus—
3Old High Germankuskiss
4Proto-West Germanickosskiss
5Proto-Germanickussazkiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūm →