crimpen

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to shrink, to become smaller
to contract

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *crimpan inherited from Proto-Germanic *krimpaną (shrink, draw back).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*krimpaną

Gloss

shrink, draw back

Concept

Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

crimp English
inkrimpen Dutch, Flemish
krimpen Dutch, Flemish
krimpverbinding Dutch, Flemish
verkrimpen Dutch, Flemish
*krimpaną Proto-Germanic
crimpen Middle English
*krimpa Old Norse
kreppa Old Norse
krimpa Old Norse
krimp Afrikaans
*crimpan Old Dutch