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Where does “kreimen” come from?

kreimen (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kréymn̥, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “kreimen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankréymn̥—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “kreimen”

  • crime
  • criminal
  • criminality
  • criminology
  • incriminating
  • criminally
  • recrimination
  • criminalization
  • incrimination
  • criminological
  • incriminate
  • criminalize
  • cybercrime
  • crimen
  • criminologist
  • criminate
  • criminogenic
  • noncriminal
  • decriminalization
  • crimination
  • criminalise
  • anticrime
  • recriminate
  • criminalist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →