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
- A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or...
Ancestry of “scrimp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | schrimpen | to shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaną | to contract, to shrink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
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