Where does “krampe” come from?

krampe (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon krampo, 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 Low German): hook

Definitions

  1. hook

Ancestry of “krampe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “krampe”

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