Where does “crimble” come from?
crimble (English) comes from Middle English crymblen, from Old English crymlan, from Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic krumô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crimble (English): Christmas
Definitions
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Ancestry of “crimble”, step by step
crimble traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English crymblen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crymblen | — |
| 2 | Old English | crymlan | to crumble |
| 3 | Old English | cruma | fragment; crumb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Middle English kremelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | kremelen | — |