Proto-Germanic

*skrimpaną

‘to shrink’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną, most familiar first.

• shrimp ← schrimpe ← *skrimpaz
• scrimp ← *scrimpan ← *skrimpan
• scrump ← schrimpen

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skrimpaną