Where does “krume” come from?

krume (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...

krume (German): the soft part of a baked good which is inside the crust; the crumb

Definitions

  1. the soft part of a baked good which is inside the crust; the crumb

Ancestry of “krume”, 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 “krume”

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