Where does “kreupel” come from?
kreupel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch cruepel, from Old Dutch krupil, from Proto-Germanic krupilaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kreupel (Dutch): crippled; lame
Ancestry of “kreupel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | cruepel | lacking, missing |
| 2 | Old Dutch | krupil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “kreupel”