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Where does “lärftskramhandlarsocietet” come from?

lärftskramhandlarsocietet (Swedish) comes from Swedish lärftskramhandlare, 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.

lärftskramhandlarsocietet (Swedish): a linendrapers' guild, a society or guild of...

Definitions

  1. a linendrapers' guild, a society or guild of...

Ancestry of “lärftskramhandlarsocietet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlärftskramhandlarea merchant or shopowner for textile and clothing,...
2Swedishkrämcream, crème
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresme—
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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