Where does “crwm” come from?
crwm (Welsh) comes from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crwm (Welsh): curved, bowed, bent
Ancestry of “crwm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “crwm”