Where does “krampe” come from?

krampe (German) comes from Middle High German krampe, from Old Dutch crampo, from Frankish krampa, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krampe (German): staple, cramp U-shaped hook with pointed ends

Definitions

  1. staple, cramp U-shaped hook with pointed ends

Ancestry of “krampe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrampehook
2Old Dutchcrampocramp
3Frankishkrampacramp
4Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
5Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krampe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krampô →