Where does “crumble” come from?
Crumble comes from Middle English crymblen, Old English crymlan, Old English crymel, Old English cruma, Proto-Germanic krumô, and Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.
crumble (English): To fall apart; to disintegrate; To break into...
Definitions
- To fall apart; to disintegrate; To break into...
Ancestry of “crumble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crymble | — |
| 2 | Middle English | crymblen | — |
| 3 | Old English | crymlan | to crumble |
| 4 | Old English | cruma | fragment; crumb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |