Where does “crimpen” come from?
crimpen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch crimpan, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crimpen (Middle Dutch): to shrink, to become smaller; to contract
Definitions
- to shrink, to become smaller; to contract
Ancestry of “crimpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | crimpan | to shrink |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crimpen”