Where does “kremaktig” come from?
kremaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk krem, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kremaktig (Norwegian Nynorsk): creamy
Ancestry of “kremaktig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | krem | cream |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 4 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 5 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 6 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |