Where does “fuktkräm” come from?

fuktkräm (Swedish) comes from Swedish kräm, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

fuktkräm (Swedish): moisturizing cream

Definitions

  1. moisturizing cream

Ancestry of “fuktkräm”, step by step

fuktkräm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kräm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrämcream, crème
2Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
3Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
4Old Frenchcresmecream
5Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
6Late Latinchrismaointment
7Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
8Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Swedish fukt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfuktmoisture
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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