Where does “Krümelchen” come from?

Krümelchen (German) comes from German krümel, 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...

Krümelchen (German): Diminutive of Krümel

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Krümel

Ancestry of “Krümelchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrümelcrumb small broken-off piece, particularly of bread
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumô →