Where does “Szum” come from?

Szum (Polish) 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.

Szum (Polish): sough, noise

Definitions

  1. sough, noise

Ancestry of “Szum”, step by step

Szum 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 Old Polish szum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishszum

Words derived from “Szum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic skūm
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