Where does “crampish” come from?
crampish (English) comes from English cramp, from Middle English crampe, from Old French crampe, from Frankish krampa, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crampish (English): Somewhat crampy
Definitions
- Somewhat crampy
Ancestry of “crampish”, step by step
crampish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cramp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cramp | A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be... |
| 2 | Middle English | crampe | — |
| 3 | Old French | crampe | cramp |
| 4 | Frankish | krampa | cramp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krampō | cramp; clasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krampô | cramp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grem- | to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |