Where does “shrimpling” come from?
shrimpling (English) comes from English shrimp, from Middle English schrimpe, from Proto-Germanic skrimpaz, 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.
shrimpling (English): A young or miniature shrimp
Definitions
- A young or miniature shrimp
Ancestry of “shrimpling”, step by step
shrimpling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shrimp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shrimp | Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans,... |
| 2 | Middle English | schrimpe | shrimp, puny person |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaz | shrivelled |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrimpaną | to contract, to shrink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to scratch, scrape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |