Where does “krump” come from?

krump (Middle High German) comes from Old High German krump, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “krump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankrumpcrooked
2Proto-West Germanic*krump—
3Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
4Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
5Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz →