Where does “Schaumzikade” come from?

Schaumzikade (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.

Schaumzikade (German): aphrophorid (Aphrophoridae)

Definitions

  1. aphrophorid (Aphrophoridae)

Ancestry of “Schaumzikade”, step by step

Schaumzikade 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 Zikade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZikadecicada any hemipteran of the suborder
2Latincicadacicada, tree-cricket; vocative singular of...
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