Where does “crimpan” come from?
crimpan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crimpan (Old Dutch): to shrink
Ancestry of “crimpan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crimpan”