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

Definitions

  1. curved, bowed, bent

Ancestry of “crwm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
2Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crwm”

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