Where does “krumeluuri” come from?
krumeluuri (Finnish) comes from Swedish krumelur, from Swedish krum, from Middle Low German krum, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krumeluuri (Finnish): Synonym of kiemura, koukero; Synonym of hepene
Definitions
- Synonym of kiemura, koukero; Synonym of hepene
Ancestry of “krumeluuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | krumelur | chicken scratch, scrawl; twisted line; strange... |
| 2 | Swedish | krum | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krum | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |