Where does “barberskum” come from?

barberskum (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål barbere, from Norwegian Bokmål barber — imperative of barbere.

barberskum (Norwegian Bokmål): shaving foam

Definitions

  1. shaving foam

Ancestry of “barberskum”, step by step

barberskum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål barbere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbarbereto shave
2Norwegian Bokmålbarberimperative of barbere

via Norwegian Bokmål skum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskumfoam, froth; lather; imperative of skumme
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål barber →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål barbere →