Where does “crumpling” come from?
Crumpling derives from Middle English crumplen, from Middle English crumpen, from Old English crump, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ger-.
crumpling (English): present participle of crumple; The act by which...
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- present participle of crumple; The act by which...
Ancestry of “crumpling”, step by step
| 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... |