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
- a crumb; a small piece or portion of food,...
Ancestry of “crome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | cruma | fragment; crumb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krumô | crumb, fragment |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crome”