Luxembourgish edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German krām, from Old High German krām, probably ultimately borrowed from Slavic, such as Old Church Slavonic gramŭ (pub, inn) or črěmŭ (tent).[1]

Cognate with German Kram, Dutch kraam, English crame, West Frisian kream.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

Krom m (uncountable)

  1. stuff
  2. junk, jumble

References edit

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “kraam1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Plautdietsch edit

Noun edit

Krom m

  1. commotion, racket
  2. a disorderly arrangement of possessions, mess