Where does “crumplen” come from?

crumplen (Middle English) comes from Middle English crumpen, 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 “crumplen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishcrumpento curl up, crump
2Old Englishcrumpbent, crooked; crooked, bent
3Proto-Germanic*krumpaz—
4Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crumplen”

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