Where does “krampe” come from?

krampe (Middle High German) comes from Old Dutch crampo, from Frankish krampa, from Proto-Germanic krampō, from Proto-Germanic krampô, from Proto-Indo-European grem-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krampe (Middle High German): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “krampe”, step by step

krampe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch crampo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcrampocramp
2Frankishkrampacramp
3Proto-Germanickrampōcramp; clasp
4Proto-Germanickrampôcramp
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrem-to bind together, unite; lap, pile, heap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Middle Low German krampe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrampehook
2Old Saxonkrampo—

Words derived from “krampe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krampô →