Where does “kräm” come from?
kräm (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kräm (Swedish): cream, crème
Definitions
- cream, crème
Ancestry of “kräm”, step by step
kräm traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French crème
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 2 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 3 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 4 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 5 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Swedish kräma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kräma | to monger, to sell, to market |
| 2 | Old Swedish | krama | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | kremja | to crush |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *krammijaną | to squeeze |