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
- The crooked spade; an implement of tillage...
Ancestry of “caschrom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | cas-chrom | The caschrom, or crooked spade, an implement of... |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | crom | bent, curved, crooked, round; bend, curve; bow,... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | cromm | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | cromb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *krumbos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |