Where does “kravlegård” come from?
kravlegård (Danish) comes from Danish kravle, from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic krablōną, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kravlegård (Danish): playpen
Definitions
- playpen
Ancestry of “kravlegård”, step by step
kravlegård traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kravle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kravle | crawl; climb |
| 2 | Old Norse | krafla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krablōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Danish gård
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gård | farm, estate, land; court, courtyard, yard,... |
| 2 | Old Danish | garth | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | garðr | a fence, wall; an enclosed space, yard; a... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gardaz | enclosure; court, yard; garden |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰórdʰos | hedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |