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Where does “caschrom” come from?

caschrom (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic cas-chrom, from Scottish Gaelic crom, from Middle Irish cromm, from Old Irish cromb, from Proto-Celtic *krumbos, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

caschrom (English): The crooked spade; an implement of tillage...

Definitions

  1. The crooked spade; an implement of tillage...

Ancestry of “caschrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccas-chromThe caschrom, or crooked spade, an implement of...
2Scottish Gaeliccrombent, curved, crooked, round; bend, curve; bow,...
3Middle Irishcromm—
4Old Irishcromb—
5Proto-Celtic*krumbos—
6Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
7Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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