Where does “kreamkunde” come from?

kreamkunde (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian kream, from Old Frisian krām, from Middle Dutch craem, from Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

kreamkunde (West Frisian): midwifery

Definitions

  1. midwifery

Ancestry of “kreamkunde”, step by step

kreamkunde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian kream

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankreambooth, stall, stand; childbirth
2Old Frisiankrām—
3Middle Dutchcraem—
4Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
5Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth

via West Frisian kunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankundeknowledge, acquaintance; understanding;...
2Proto-West Germanickunþknown
3Proto-Germanickunþazpast participle of *kunnaną; known
4Proto-Germanickunnanąto know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵneh₃-to know
Every word from Old High German krām →Every word from Middle High German krām →Every word from Middle Dutch craem →