Where does “krum” come from?
krum (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German krum, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, 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 “krum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | krum | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |