Where does “kromzwaard” come from?
kromzwaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch krom, from Middle Dutch crom, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kromzwaard (Dutch): scimitar
Definitions
- scimitar
Ancestry of “kromzwaard”, step by step
kromzwaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch krom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krom | bent, not straight; off, weird |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crom | bent, not straight; wrong |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |