Etymograph

English

spoom

Spoom may come from English spume ‘foam’.

  1. English1500–presentspume1‘foam’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayspoom1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English spoom

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentspumeWiktionary, English spoom‘foam’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayspoomWiktionary, English spoom

Every English word from English spume

Today it means

verb To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “spoom”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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