Where does “crumble” come from?
crumble (French) comes from English crumble, from English crymble, from Middle English crymblen, from Old English crymlan, from Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic krumô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crumble (French): crumble
Ancestry of “crumble”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | crumble | To fall apart; to disintegrate; To break into... |
| 2 | English | crymble | — |
| 3 | Middle English | crymblen | — |
| 4 | Old English | crymlan | to crumble |
| 5 | Old English | cruma | fragment; crumb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |