Where does “crapehanging” come from?

crapehanging (English) comes from English crape, from Middle French crespe, from Latin crispus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

crapehanging (English): pessimistic; doomsaying

Definitions

  1. pessimistic; doomsaying

Ancestry of “crapehanging”, step by step

crapehanging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrapeAlternative form of crepe; Mourning garments,...
2Middle Frenchcrespecurly
3Latincrispuscurly; crimped; tremulous
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English hanging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhangingpresent participle of hang; Suspended;...
2Middle Englishhangynge—
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