Uncertain. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gerb- (“to shrink, shrivel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to twist, turn, bend”).
*krumpaz
strong declension | ||||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *krumpaz | *krumpai | *krumpō | *krumpôz | *krumpą, *-at(ō) | *krumpō |
accusative | *krumpanǭ | *krumpanz | *krumpǭ | *krumpōz | *krumpą, *-at(ō) | *krumpō |
genitive | *krumpas, *krumpis | *krumpaizǫ̂ | *krumpaizōz | *krumpaizǫ̂ | *krumpas, *krumpis | *krumpaizǫ̂ |
dative | *krumpammai | *krumpaimaz | *krumpaizōi | *krumpaimaz | *krumpammai | *krumpaimaz |
instrumental | *krumpanō | *krumpaimiz | *krumpaizō | *krumpaimiz | *krumpanō | *krumpaimiz |
weak declension | ||||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
nominative | *krumpô | *krumpaniz | *krumpǭ | *krumpōniz | *krumpô | *krumpōnō |
accusative | *krumpanų | *krumpanunz | *krumpōnų | *krumpōnunz | *krumpô | *krumpōnō |
genitive | *krumpiniz | *krumpanǫ̂ | *krumpōniz | *krumpōnǫ̂ | *krumpiniz | *krumpanǫ̂ |
dative | *krumpini | *krumpammaz | *krumpōni | *krumpōmaz | *krumpini | *krumpammaz |
instrumental | *krumpinē | *krumpammiz | *krumpōnē | *krumpōmiz | *krumpinē | *krumpammiz |