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