Saturday, April 24, 2010

Cream

The Old English term for "cream" was "rēam." It is just a coincidence that it looks just like "cream" without the "c."

Some cognates of the Old English term:

Icelandic: rjómi
Faroese: rómi
Norwegian: rømme
West Frisian: rjemme
East Frisian: Room
Dutch: room
High German: Rahm


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