Where does “שוימקע” come from?

שוימקע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שוים, from Old High German scūm, from Proto-West Germanic skūm, from Proto-Germanic skūmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

שוימקע (Yiddish): shake drink, smoothie

Definitions

  1. shake drink, smoothie

Ancestry of “שוימקע”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשויםfoam, froth
2Old High Germanscūm—
3Proto-West Germanicskūmfroth, foam
4Proto-Germanicskūmazfilm; grime; scum; foam; froth; yeast
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “שוימקע”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →
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