Where does “chrome” come from?

chrome (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian chromy, from Proto-Slavic xromъ, from Proto-Indo-European sromos.

chrome (Lower Sorbian): inflection of chromy: ## neuter...

Definitions

  1. inflection of chromy: ## neuter...

Ancestry of “chrome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianchromylame
2Proto-Slavicxromъlame, crippled
3Proto-Indo-Europeansromos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sromos →Every word from Proto-Slavic xromъ →Every word from Lower Sorbian chromy →