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Where does “Kroam” come from?

Kroam (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian krām, from Middle Dutch craem, from Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

Kroam (Saterland Frisian): stall; booth; crib; childbed; stuff; junk;...

Definitions

  1. stall; booth; crib; childbed; stuff; junk;...

Ancestry of “Kroam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiankrām—
2Middle Dutchcraem—
3Middle High Germankrāmmerchant tent; wares
4Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth
Every word from Old High German krām →