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

Definitions

  1. crippled; lame

Ancestry of “kreupel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcruepellacking, missing
2Old Dutchkrupil—
3Proto-Germanickrupilaztending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “kreupel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krupilaz →