Where does “anwrümmeln” come from?
anwrümmeln (Low German) comes from Low German an, from Middle Low German an, from Old Saxon an, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
anwrümmeln (Low German): to dress up messy; to roll up
Definitions
- to dress up messy; to roll up
Ancestry of “anwrümmeln”, step by step
anwrümmeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Low German an
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | an | on; to, at |
| 2 | Middle Low German | an | on |
| 3 | Old Saxon | an | on, in |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Low German wrümmeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | wrümmeln | to squirm, fidget; to gather in a messy way; to... |