Where does “crump” come from?

crump (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crump (Old English): bent, crooked; crooked, bent

Definitions

  1. bent, crooked; crooked, bent

Ancestry of “crump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*krumpaz—
2Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crump”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →