Where does “Ackerkrume” come from?
Ackerkrume (German) comes from German krume, from Middle High German krume, from Proto-Germanic krumô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ackerkrume (German): topsoil
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Ancestry of “Ackerkrume”, step by step
Ackerkrume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German krume
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krume | the soft part of a baked good which is inside the crust; the crumb |
| 2 | Middle High German | krume | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |