Where does “crumb” come from?
Crumb comes from Middle English crome, from Old English cruma, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, ultimately derived from the root ger-.
crumb (English): A small piece which breaks off from baked food; A...
Definitions
- A small piece which breaks off from baked food; A...
Ancestry of “crumb”, step by step
crumb traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English crome
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crome | a crumb; a small piece or portion of food,... |
| 2 | Old English | cruma | fragment; crumb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English crum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crum | Obsolete form of crumb |