Krümel

German Etymology Old diminutive of de Krume, which is now less common in the simplex form. An originally Central and Low German word that has widely replaced the Upper German de Brosame in standard usage. From de gmh - (Central German) gmh krume, reinforced by cognate de gml krume, gml krōme. From de gem-pro *krumô, gem-pro *krūmô fragment, crumb. Cognate with en crumb. Also related to nl kruim, which goes back to a variant with an original long vowel, however. The modern long vowel in Krümel is due to the levelling effect of Krume. The expected form would be *Krümmel since following -mel, -mer regularly blocked vowel lengthening in open syllables (compare de Himmel, de Hammer). Pronunciations with a short vowel remain current in regional speech. Pronunciation de /ˈkʁyːməl/ standard de /ˈkʁʏməl/ regional, including western Germany de De-Krümel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m chen crumb small broken-off piece, particularly of bread de Brosame<q:dated; still regional> ; Brösel<q:regional> Declension m Derived terms de krümelig de krümeln Further reading