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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/krumpaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Alternative reconstructions

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Kroonen considers the word a secondary adjectival formation from *krimpaną (to shrink, draw back),[1] with Pfeifer adducing Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ (coarse, rude) as a cognate.[2]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*krumpaz

  1. bent, crooked, curved

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*krumba- ~ *krumpa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 307
  2. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “krumm”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN