Where does “krümel” come from?

krümel (German) comes 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 small broken-off piece, particularly of bread

Definitions

  1. crumb small broken-off piece, particularly of bread

Ancestry of “krümel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrume—
2Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krümel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumô →