Where does “krempeln” come from?
krempeln (German) comes from German Krempe, from Low German Kramp, from Middle Low German krampe, from Old Saxon krampo, 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...
krempeln (German): to roll up
Definitions
- to roll up
Ancestry of “krempeln”, step by step
krempeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Krempe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krempe | brim |
| 2 | Low German | Kramp | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krampe | hook |
| 4 | Old Saxon | krampo | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krampō | cramp; clasp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krampô | cramp |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grem- | to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via German Krempel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krempel | junk, stuff |