Where does “cromp” come from?

cromp (Middle English) comes from Old English crump, from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “cromp”, step by step

cromp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English crump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrumpbent, crooked; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanic*krumpaz—
3Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Old English crumb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrumbstooping, bent, crooked
2Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
3Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →