Where does “krybe” come from?

krybe (Danish) comes from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krybe (Danish): to crawl, creep; to grovel, cringe; to climb

Definitions

  1. to crawl, creep; to grovel, cringe; to climb

Ancestry of “krybe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrjúpato creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel
2Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “krybe”

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