Where does “krampo” come from?
krampo (Esperanto) comes from English cramp, from Middle English crampe, from Old French crampe, from Frankish krampa, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krampo (Esperanto): clamp; bracket
Ancestry of “krampo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cramp | A painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be... |
| 2 | Middle English | crampe | — |
| 3 | Old French | crampe | cramp |
| 4 | Frankish | krampa | cramp |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krampō | cramp; clasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krampô | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grem- | to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |