Where does “crome” come from?

crome (Middle English) comes from Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic krumô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crome (Middle English): a crumb; a small piece or portion of food,...

Definitions

  1. a crumb; a small piece or portion of food,...

Ancestry of “crome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrumafragment; crumb
2Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crome”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumô →