Where does “dégringolade” come from?
dégringolade (French) comes from French dégringoler, from Middle French desgringueler, from Middle Dutch crinkelen, from Middle Dutch kring, from Old Dutch *kring, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.
dégringolade (French): fall, tumble; collapse
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