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Where does “krumô” come from?

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

krumô (Proto-Germanic): crumb, fragment

Definitions

  1. crumb, fragment

Ancestry of “krumô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangrū-mo-something scraped together, lumber, junk; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krumô”

  • crumble
  • crumb
  • breadcrumbs
  • crumbly
  • breadcrumb
  • crum
  • crumbliness
  • crumbler
  • crumbless
  • crumber
  • crumblike
  • crumbleth
  • crumbcloth
  • crumblet
  • decrumb
  • crymble
  • cakecrumb
  • toastcrumb
  • noncrumbly
  • crumblable
  • crimble
  • crumblesome
  • breadcrumby
  • crumble
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