schrumpfen.
to shrink, become smaller
Meaning & usage
to shrink, become smaller
to shrivel, wrinkle
to shrink
Where this word comes from
In this form attested since the 17th century. Possibly an alteration of obsolete schrimpfen, from Middle High German schrimpfen, from Old High German *skrimpfan, from Proto-West Germanic *skrimpan. The form would have originated in the strong past participle geschrumpfen and through intermediation of the rounded variant schrümpfen (16th c.). Alternatively from Proto-West Germanic *skrumpōn, a possible derivative of the same verb with an old zero grade. The late attestation speaks against this, though the Middle Dutch iterative schrompelen (compare German schrumpeln) is attested in the 14th century. In this case schrümpfen would be a compromise form.
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