Krom

See also: krom, króm, and krȫm

Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʀoːm/

Noun

Krom m (uncountable)

  1. stuff
  2. junk, jumble

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

Plautdietsch

Noun

Krom m

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