Where does “Cromwell” come from?
Cromwell (English) comes from Old English crump, from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Cromwell (English): from any of several placenames
Definitions
- from any of several placenames
Ancestry of “Cromwell”, step by step
Cromwell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English crump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | crump | bent, crooked; crooked, bent |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *krumpaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Old English wella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | wella | — |