Where does “schome” come from?

schome (Walloon) comes from Middle Dutch schūme, from Old Dutch *scūm, from Frankish skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

schome (Walloon): scum; foam

Definitions

  1. scum; foam

Ancestry of “schome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschūmefoam
2Old Dutch*scūm—
3Frankishskūmfoam; froth, foam
4Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “schome”

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