Where does “crom” come from?

crom (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krumb, 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...

crom (Middle Dutch): bent, not straight; wrong

Definitions

  1. bent, not straight; wrong

Ancestry of “crom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkrumb—
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...

Words derived from “crom”

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