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Where does “krumpaz” come from?

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

krumpaz (Proto-Germanic): bent, crooked, curved

Definitions

  1. bent, crooked, curved

Ancestry of “krumpaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krumpaz”

  • Cromwell
  • crumple
  • crumpling
  • Cromwellian
  • crump
  • crumply
  • crumpler
  • crome
  • uncrumple
  • Cromwellianism
  • krummhorn
  • crumpy
  • recrumple
  • crumpiness
  • cromorna
  • cromorne
  • Krummhorn
  • krümmen
  • krumm
  • ruimtekromme
  • kromme
  • krom
  • kromzwaard
  • krommen
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