Where does “kromm” come from?

kromm (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German krump, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kromm (Luxembourgish): crooked, bent; shady, crooked

Definitions

  1. crooked, bent; shady, crooked

Ancestry of “kromm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrumpcrooked
2Proto-West Germanic*krump—
3Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
4Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz →