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Where does “crumblet” come from?

crumblet (English) comes from English crumb, from Middle English crome, 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...

crumblet (English): A small crumb

Definitions

  1. A small crumb

Ancestry of “crumblet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrumbA small piece which breaks off from baked food; A...
2Middle Englishcromea crumb; a small piece or portion of food,...
3Old Englishcrumafragment; crumb
4Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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