Where does “krümmen” come from?
krümmen (German) comes from German krumm, from Middle High German krump, from Old High German krump, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krümmen (German): to bend
Definitions
- to bend
Ancestry of “krümmen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krumm | crooked; lame, limping |
| 2 | Middle High German | krump | — |
| 3 | Old High German | krump | crooked |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |