Where does “crame” come from?
crame (English) comes from English cram, from Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian, from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.
crame (English): A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods...
Definitions
- A merchant's booth; a shop or tent where goods...
Ancestry of “crame”, step by step
crame traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English cram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cram | To press, force, or drive, particularly in... |
| 2 | Middle English | crammen | — |
| 3 | Old English | crammian | to cram; stuff |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krammōn | to squeeze |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |
via Middle Dutch kraeme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kraeme | — |
| 2 | Old High German | krām | merchant tent; tent cloth |
via Scots crame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scots | crame | — |