Where does “kruiper” come from?

kruiper (Dutch) comes from Dutch kruipen, from Middle Dutch crupen, from Old Dutch crūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

kruiper (Dutch): creeper, crawler; adulator, flunky, toady

Definitions

  1. creeper, crawler; adulator, flunky, toady

Ancestry of “kruiper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruipento crawl; to creep
2Middle Dutchcrupento crawl, to move close to the ground; to creep,...
3Old Dutchcrūpanto creep
4Proto-West Germanic*kreupanto creep, crawl
5Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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