Where does “Crumble” come from?

Crumble (German) 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 (German): crumble dessert containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture

Definitions

  1. crumble dessert containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture

Ancestry of “Crumble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrumbleTo fall apart; to disintegrate; To break into...
2Englishcrymble
3Middle Englishcrymblen
4Old Englishcrymlanto crumble
5Old Englishcrumafragment; crumb
6Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-