Where does “גאָלקרעם” come from?
גאָלקרעם (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish קרעם, 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.
גאָלקרעם (Yiddish): shaving cream
Ancestry of “גאָלקרעם”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | קרעם | cream |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 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 smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |