Where does “krimpen” come from?

krimpen (Dutch) comes 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...

krimpen (Dutch): to shrink, crimp

Definitions

  1. to shrink, crimp

Ancestry of “krimpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrimpento shrink, to become smaller; to contract
2Old Dutchcrimpanto shrink
3Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krimpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →