Where does “kruimeldief” come from?
kruimeldief (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruimel, from Dutch kruim, 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...
kruimeldief (Dutch): pilferer; petty thief; cordless portable vacuum...
Definitions
- pilferer; petty thief; cordless portable vacuum...
Ancestry of “kruimeldief”, step by step
kruimeldief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kruimel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kruimel | crumb |
| 2 | Dutch | kruim | crumb |
| 3 | Middle English | crume | Alternative form of crome; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | *krūmo | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūmō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krūmô | fragment; crumb |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |