Where does “kramman” come from?
kramman (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic krammōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gromH-néh₂-ti.
Ancestry of “kramman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krammōną | to squeeze |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | *gromH-néh₂-ti | — |