bits and pieces

With odds and ends (more rarely Krimmskramms ) is a lot of worthless trifles stuff , Kramuri ( Austrian. ) Also junk or junk called. The word can also denote silly opinions and confused speeches. Bric-a-brac is also a substitute word for something whose exact name is not remembered.

etymology

The odds and ends is an innumerable word and a younger, northern German subsidiary form of Kribbeskrabbes or Kribskrabs for short , which is an elusive sound formula to denote a mess and occurs as early as the 16th century. It may have been influenced by krimmeln (only used in the form "krimmeln and teeming") and stuff . In Bremen the form Krimskrâm exists and in Pomerania Krimkram .

The term also occurs in Danish and describes junk, junk and doodles (like one of the meanings of Kribbeskrabbes in German). Bric-a- brac also occurs as scribble in Swedish . The Norwegian also knows this word.

Corresponding terms also exist in other languages, for example in English ( odds and ends ).

Web links

Wiktionary: odds and ends  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Kribbeskrabbes. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 11 : K - (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ). crinkle . In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 11 : K - (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ). bits and pieces . In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 11 : K - (V). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1873 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} odds and ends . In: Gerhard Wahrig : German Dictionary . New edition. Mosaik Verlag, 1980, ISBN 3-570-00771-5