Where does “cromm” come from?

cromm (Old Irish) comes from Old English crumb, 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...

cromm (Old Irish): bent, stooped

Definitions

  1. bent, stooped

Ancestry of “cromm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrumbstooping, bent, crooked
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 “cromm

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