Where does “cryme” come from?

cryme (Middle English) comes from Old French crime, from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

cryme (Middle English): A criminal action or decision; that which is...

Definitions

  1. A criminal action or decision; that which is...

Ancestry of “cryme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcrime—
2Latincrīmena judicial decision, verdict, or judgment
3Proto-Italickreimen—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “cryme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic kreimen →