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
- a slithering movement (curving and bending)
Ancestry of “krumbukt”, step by step
krumbukt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish krum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | krum | having a hunched back |
| 2 | Middle Low German | krum | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Swedish bukt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bukt | a broad, smoothly curved indentation in a coastline; a bay, a gulf, a bight |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bocht | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | buht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *buhti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | buhtiz | bend, curve, arch, angle; corner; a bend in a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |