Where does “schrimpe” come from?

schrimpe (Middle English) comes from Proto-Germanic skrimpaz, from Proto-Germanic skrimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

schrimpe (Middle English): shrimp, puny person

Definitions

  1. shrimp, puny person

Ancestry of “schrimpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskrimpazshrivelled
2Proto-Germanicskrimpanąto contract, to shrink
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kerbʰ-to scratch, scrape
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “schrimpe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ- →