Where does “zusammenschrumpfen” come from?

zusammenschrumpfen (German) comes from German zusammen-, from German zusammen, from Middle High German zesamene, from Old High German zisamane — together.

zusammenschrumpfen (German): to shrivel (up), to shrink

Definitions

  1. to shrivel (up), to shrink

Ancestry of “zusammenschrumpfen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammen-A prefix; together
2Germanzusammentogether, jointly
3Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
4Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Old High German zisamane →Every word from German zusammen- →Every word from Middle High German zesamene →