Where does “crume” come from?
crume (Middle English) comes from Old Dutch *krūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *krūmō, from Proto-Germanic krūmô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crume (Middle English): Alternative form of crome; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of crome; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “crume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | *krūmo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *krūmō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krūmô | fragment; crumb |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grū-mo- | something scraped together, lumber, junk; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crume”