Etymology

crumhorn

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Today it means: Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn Full definition →

German Krum(m)horn
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  1. German · borrowed fromKrum(m)horn
  2. English todaycrumhorn

Borrowed from German Krum(m)horn (literally “bent horn”).

Words from the same roots

GermanKrummhorn all →

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