Where does “scrunch” come from?
scrunch (English) comes from English crunch, from English craunch — To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence...
scrunch (English): To crumple and squeeze to make more compact;...
Definitions
- To crumple and squeeze to make more compact;...
Ancestry of “scrunch”, step by step
scrunch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crunch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crunch | To crush something, especially food, with a noisy... |
| 2 | English | craunch | To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence... |
via English scranch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scranch | To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling... |