- κρημνός
- κρημνόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `overhanging bank' (Il.).Compounds: Often as 2. member, e.g. ἀπό-κρημνος `inclined, steep' (IA.), βαθύ-κρημνος `with steep inclination' (Pi.); extens. Strömberg Greek Preflx Studies 34 ff.; rarely as 1. member, e.g. κρημνο-φοβέομαι `be afraid of inclinations' (Hp.).Derivatives: κρημνώδης `slanting' (Th.); (κατα- etc.) κρημνίζω `have a strong inclination' (Att. etc.), with -ισμός, -ισις (late).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: Traditionally considered as an old verbal noun to κρεμάννυμι (s. v.) with ablaut κρημ- : κρεμα-; but this is impossible if the root was *kremh₂- (zero grade *kr̥mh₂- would give *κραμα-). DELG notes that the ē is proven by Pindar, which makes the case even worse: with h₂ we can never get ē. This recalls that there is no evidence for this root outside Greek. This reminds us that there is no explanation of κρίμνημι. Was there an old adj. *κριμνος `slanting'? Or was κρίμνημι just due to κίρνημι? The present κρήμνημι is rather influenced by κρημνός than the other way round. So the form is unexplained.Page in Frisk: 2,15-15
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.