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
- to be contracted, be drawn together
Ancestry of “crimpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | crimpen | to shrink, to become smaller; to contract |
| 2 | Old Dutch | crimpan | to shrink |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crimpen”