Where does “*crump” come from?

*crump (Old Dutch) comes 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...

*crump (Old Dutch): bent, curved

Definitions

  1. bent, curved

Ancestry of “*crump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
2Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz →