Where does “krämighet” come from?
krämighet (Swedish) comes from Swedish krämig, 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 — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
krämighet (Swedish): creaminess (resembling a viscous cream in texture, often of something edible)
Definitions
- creaminess (resembling a viscous cream in texture, often of something edible)
Ancestry of “krämighet”, step by step
krämighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krämig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krämig | creamy (resembling a viscous cream in texture, often of something edible) |
| 2 | Swedish | kräm | cream, crème |
| 3 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 4 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 5 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 6 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 7 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |