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