Where does “kruim” come from?
kruim (Dutch) comes from Middle English crume, from Old Dutch *krūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *krūmō, from Proto-Germanic krūmô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kruim (Dutch): crumb
Definitions
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Ancestry of “kruim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crume | Alternative form of crome; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *krūmo | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūmō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krūmô | fragment; crumb |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |