Where does “skumpa” come from?

skumpa (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.

skumpa (Swedish): bump, jolt, jump in a jerky manner

Definitions

  1. bump, jolt, jump in a jerky manner

Ancestry of “skumpa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skumpa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūmaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skūm →