Where does “*krump” come from?

*krump (Proto-West Germanic) comes 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...

Ancestry of “*krump”, step by step

*krump traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic krumbaz

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

via Proto-Germanic *krumpaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*krumpaz—
2Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—

Words derived from “*krump”

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