Where does “crumple” come from?

Crumple comes from Middle English crumplen, from Middle English crumpen, from Old English crump, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger-.

crumple (English): A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold; To rumple;...

Definitions

  1. A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold; To rumple;...

Ancestry of “crumple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrumplen—
2Middle Englishcrumpento curl up, crump
3Old Englishcrumpbent, crooked; crooked, bent
4Proto-Germanic*krumpaz—
5Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crumple”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →