crome
Middle English
/ˈkrum(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- a crumb; a small piece or portion of food, especially bread
- the lighter-coloured part of a loaf of bread inside the crust; the interior of a loaf of bread
- (rare) a diminutive portion or section; a mote
Etymology
Inherited from Old English cruma (crumb, fragment, morsel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *krumô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*krumô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breadcrumb English
- cakecrumb English
- crumb English
- crumbcloth English
- crumber English
- crumble English
- crumbless English
- crumblet English
- crumblike English
- decrumb English
- toastcrumb English
- Krümel German
- *grū-mo- Proto-Indo-European
- *krumô Proto-Germanic
- *crymlan Old English
- cruma Old English
- crume Middle English