Where does “crimpen” come from?

crimpen (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch crimpen, 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 English): to be contracted, be drawn together

Definitions

  1. to be contracted, be drawn together

Ancestry of “crimpen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrimpento shrink, to become smaller; to contract
2Old Dutchcrimpanto shrink
3Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crimpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →