Where does “Krimskrams” come from?

Krimskrams (German) comes from German krām, from Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

Krimskrams (German): odds and ends

Definitions

  1. odds and ends

Ancestry of “Krimskrams”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāmstuff
2Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
3Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth
Every word from Old High German krām →Every word from Middle High German krām →Every word from German krām →