Where does “krumbukt” come from?

krumbukt (Swedish) comes from Swedish krum, 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...

krumbukt (Swedish): a slithering movement (curving and bending)

Definitions

  1. a slithering movement (curving and bending)

Ancestry of “krumbukt”, step by step

krumbukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish krum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkrumhaving a hunched back
2Middle Low Germankrum
3Old Dutchkrumb
4Proto-West Germanic*krump
5Proto-GermanickrumbazAlternative form of *krumpaz
6Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Swedish bukt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbukta broad, smoothly curved indentation in a coastline; a bay, a gulf, a bight
2Middle Low Germanbocht
3Old Saxonbuht
4Proto-West Germanic*buhti
5Proto-Germanicbuhtizbend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a...
6Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb-Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz
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