Where does “crymel” come from?

crymel (Old English) comes from Old English cruma, from Proto-Germanic krumô, from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crymel (Old English): a small crumb; crumble

Definitions

  1. a small crumb; crumble

Ancestry of “crymel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrumafragment; crumb
2Proto-Germanickrumôcrumb, fragment
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grū-mo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumô →