Etymograph

English

Schrimpf

Schrimpf comes from German Schrimpf.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchrimpf
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentSchrimpf
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Since this German word is ultimately cognate with English shrimp and scrimp, it could simply refer to the small stature of the person so named. But since Middle High German schrimpfen meant “to shrink, dry up”, and referred specifically to the healing of a gash or wound, Schrimpf could also denote a man with a noticeable scar, gash or bruise.

Every English word from German Schrimpf

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Schrimpf / Schrimpf

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