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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

Definitions

  1. crumb

Ancestry of “Krümel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrumethe soft part of a baked good which is inside the...
2Middle High Germankrume—
3Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Krümel”

  • Krümelchen
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