Where does “krumning” come from?
krumning (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krumme, from Danish krum, from Middle Low German krum, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
krumning (Norwegian Bokmål): curvature
Definitions
- curvature
Ancestry of “krumning”, step by step
krumning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål krumme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krumme | inflection of krum: ## definite singular ##... |
| 2 | Danish | krum | curved, crooked, hooked, arched |
| 3 | Middle Low German | krum | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Norwegian Bokmål krum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krum | curved; bent, crooked; imperative of krumme |