Where does “crumpen” come from?

crumpen (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...

crumpen (Middle English): to curl up, crump

Definitions

  1. to curl up, crump

Ancestry of “crumpen”, step by step

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...

Words derived from “crumpen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →