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Where does “skūm” come from?

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

skūm (Proto-West Germanic): froth, foam

Definitions

  1. froth, foam

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”

  • afschuimen
  • zeeschuimer
  • schuimen
  • schumen
  • scūmen
  • skūmen
  • skūmijan
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