Where does “crumb” come from?

crumb (Old English) 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...

crumb (Old English): stooping, bent, crooked

Definitions

  1. stooping, bent, crooked

Ancestry of “crumb”, 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...

Words derived from “crumb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz →
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