Where does “crump” come from?
crump (English) comes from Middle English crump, from Old English crump, from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crump (English): The sound of a muffled explosion; To produce such...
Definitions
- The sound of a muffled explosion; To produce such...
Ancestry of “crump”, step by step
crump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English crump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crump | — |
| 2 | Old English | crump | bent, crooked; crooked, bent |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *krumpaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English krump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | krump | Krumping: an energetic style of hip-hop dance |