crumb
The origin and history of crumb.
Etymology
From Old English cruma ("fragment, crumb"); the silent "b" was added later by analogy with words like "thumb" and "numb."
The origin and history of crumb.
From Old English cruma ("fragment, crumb"); the silent "b" was added later by analogy with words like "thumb" and "numb."
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