Where does “inkruip” come from?
inkruip (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans in, from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
inkruip (Afrikaans): to creep in
Definitions
- to creep in
Ancestry of “inkruip”, step by step
inkruip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | in | in; inside; within; in; into |
| 2 | Dutch | in | in, inside; into; in; expressing containment |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | in | in, inside, within; into; within |
| 4 | Old Dutch | in | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Afrikaans kruip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | kruip | to creep |
| 2 | Dutch | kruipen | to crawl; to creep |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crupen | to crawl, to move close to the ground; to creep,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | crūpan | to creep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | to creep, crawl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |