Where does “craim” come from?

craim (Scots) comes from Middle Dutch kraeme, from Old High German krām — merchant tent; tent cloth.

Ancestry of “craim”, step by step

craim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch kraeme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchkraeme—
2Old High Germankrāmmerchant tent; tent cloth

via Middle Low German krame

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankrame—
Every word from Old High German krām →Every word from Middle Dutch kraeme →