Where does “crammen” come from?
crammen (Middle English) comes from Old English crammian, from Proto-West Germanic *krammōn, from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.
Ancestry of “crammen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | crammian | to cram; stuff |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krammōn | to squeeze |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |