Where does “krimp” come from?

krimp (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch krimpen, from Middle Dutch crimpen, from Old Dutch crimpan, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krimp (Afrikaans): to shrink

Definitions

  1. to shrink

Ancestry of “krimp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrimpento shrink, crimp
2Middle Dutchcrimpento shrink, to become smaller; to contract
3Old Dutchcrimpanto shrink
4Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →
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