Where does “schrimpen” come from?

schrimpen (Middle Low German) comes 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.

schrimpen (Middle Low German): to shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle

Definitions

  1. to shrivel up, shrink; to shrivel up, wrinkle

Ancestry of “schrimpen”, step by step

schrimpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic skrimpaną

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

via Old English scrimpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscrimpan—

Words derived from “schrimpen”

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