Where does “Tüddelkram” come from?

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

Tüddelkram (German): knick-knacks, nonsense

Definitions

  1. knick-knacks, nonsense

Ancestry of “Tüddelkram”, step by step

Tüddelkram traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German krām

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankrāmstuff
2Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
3Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth

via German tüdern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantüdern—
Every word from Old High German krām →Every word from Middle High German krām →Every word from German krām →