Where does “cryman” come from?

cryman (Welsh) comes from Welsh crwm, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cryman (Welsh): sickle; reaping hook

Definitions

  1. sickle; reaping hook

Ancestry of “cryman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcrwmcurved, bowed, bent
2Proto-Germanickrumpazbent, crooked, curved
3Proto-Indo-Europeangerb-to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “cryman”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gerb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krumpaz →