The story
- German · borrowed fromSchrimpf
- English todaySchrimpf
Borrowed from German Schrimpf. Since this German word is ultimately cognate with English shrimp and scrimp, it could simply refer to the small stature of the person so named. But since Middle High German schrimpfen meant “to shrink, dry up”, and referred specifically to the healing of a gash or wound, Schrimpf could also denote a man with a noticeable scar, gash or bruise.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.