Etymology Explorer › Luxembourgish

Where does “Krom” come from?

Krom (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

Krom (Luxembourgish): stuff; junk, jumble

Definitions

  1. stuff; junk, jumble

Ancestry of “Krom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
2Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth
Every word from Old High German krām →