Where does “scrumpy and western” come from?
scrumpy and western (English) comes from English scrumpy, from English scrump, from English scrimp, 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.
scrumpy and western (English): A genre of comical folk songs from England's West Country
Definitions
- A genre of comical folk songs from England's West Country
Ancestry of “scrumpy and western”, step by step
scrumpy and western traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English scrumpy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scrumpy | A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than... |
| 2 | English | scrump | Anything small or undersized; A withered,... |
| 3 | English | scrimp | A pinching miser; a niggard; To make too small or... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schrimpen | to shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaną | to contract, to shrink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English country and western
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | country and western | A diverse field of American popular music that... |