Where does “wyszumieć” come from?
wyszumieć (Polish) comes from Polish Szumiec, 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.
wyszumieć (Polish): to blow off steam, to get out of one's system
Definitions
- to blow off steam, to get out of one's system
Ancestry of “wyszumieć”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Szumiec | to rustle, to sough, to hum |
| 2 | Polish | Szum | sough, noise |
| 3 | German | Schaum | foam, lather, froth |
| 4 | Middle High German | schūm | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scūm | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skūm | froth, foam |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skūmaz | film; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |