Where does “crumpler” come from?
crumpler (English) comes from English crumple, from Middle English crumplen, from Middle English crumpen, 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...
crumpler (English): Someone or something that crumples
Definitions
- Someone or something that crumples
Ancestry of “crumpler”, step by step
crumpler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crumple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crumple | A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold; To rumple;... |
| 2 | Middle English | crumplen | — |
| 3 | Middle English | crumpen | to curl up, crump |
| 4 | Old English | crump | bent, crooked; crooked, bent |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *krumpaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |