Krümel

Etymology
Old diminutive of, which is now less common in the simplex form. An originally Central and Low German word that has widely replaced the Upper German in standard usage. From (Central German), reinforced by cognate ,. From,. Cognate with 🇨🇬. Also related to 🇨🇬, 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, ). Pronunciations with a short vowel remain current in regional speech.

Noun

 * 1) crumb small broken-off piece, particularly of bread