Where does “skūm” come from?

skūm (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “skūm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “skūm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →