Where does “scrimp” come from?

scrimp (English) comes from Middle Low German schrimpen, from Proto-Germanic skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

scrimp (English): A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or...

Definitions

  1. A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or...

Ancestry of “scrimp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschrimpento shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle
2Proto-Germanicskrimpanąto contract, to shrink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “scrimp”

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