Where does “Krümel” come from?
Krümel (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...
Krümel (German): crumb
Ancestry of “Krümel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Krume | the soft part of a baked good which is inside the... |
| 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... |
Words derived from “Krümel”