Where does “krump” come from?

krump (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *krump, 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...

krump (Old High German): crooked

Definitions

  1. crooked

Ancestry of “krump”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*krump—
2Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
3Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
4Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krump”

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