Where does “uncrimp” come from?
uncrimp (English) comes from English crimp, from Middle English crimpen, from Middle Dutch crimpen, from Old Dutch crimpan, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
uncrimp (English): To straighten out from a crimped state
Definitions
- To straighten out from a crimped state
Ancestry of “uncrimp”, step by step
uncrimp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crimp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crimp | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle; Weak;... |
| 2 | Middle English | crimpen | to be contracted, be drawn together |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crimpen | to shrink, to become smaller; to contract |
| 4 | Old Dutch | crimpan | to shrink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |