Where does “Kramp” come from?

Kramp (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German kramph, from Old High German krampho, from Proto-West Germanic *krampu, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Kramp (Luxembourgish): cramp

Definitions

  1. cramp

Ancestry of “Kramp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankramph—
2Old High Germankrampho—
3Proto-West Germanic*krampu—
4Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
5Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krampô →