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Where does “kremja” come from?

kremja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse kremja, from Proto-Germanic *krammijaną.

kremja (Icelandic): to crush; a situation where one is pressed...

Definitions

  1. to crush; a situation where one is pressed...

Ancestry of “kremja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekremjato crush
2Proto-Germanic*krammijaną—

Words derived from “kremja”

  • tannkrem
  • krem
Every word from Proto-Germanic *krammijaną →