Where does “Szumiec” come from?

Szumiec (Polish) comes from Polish Szum, 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.

Szumiec (Polish): to rustle, to sough, to hum

Definitions

  1. to rustle, to sough, to hum

Ancestry of “Szumiec”, step by step

Szumiec traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Szum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSzumsough, noise
2GermanSchaumfoam, lather, froth
3Middle High Germanschūm
4Old High Germanscūm
5Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
6Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Proto-Slavic šuměti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicšumětito make a noise; to be noisy
2Proto-Slavic-ětiInherited, stative; Deadjectival, inchoative;...
3Proto-Balto-Slavic-ēˀtei
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₁tiCreates stative verbs from perfective roots;...

via German schäumen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschäumento froth, to foam
2Middle High Germanschoumen

Words derived from “Szumiec

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