Where does “skummis” come from?

skummis (Swedish) comes from Swedish skum, from Middle High German schūm, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

skummis (Swedish): shady person, person who raises suspicions

Definitions

  1. shady person, person who raises suspicions

Ancestry of “skummis”, step by step

skummis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish skum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskumdark, not illuminated; dodgy, shady; which cannot...
2Middle High Germanschūm—
3Old High Germanscūm—
4Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
5Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Swedish is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishisIce; frozen water; Ice; a sheet of ice lying on a...
2Old Swedishis—
3Old Norseíssice
4Proto-Germanicīsąice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eyH-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūm →