Where does “crawthumping” come from?

crawthumping (English) comes from English craw, from German Grau, from Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

crawthumping (English): ostentatiously pious

Definitions

  1. ostentatiously pious

Ancestry of “crawthumping”, step by step

crawthumping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English craw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrawThe stomach of an animal; The crop of a bird; To...
2GermanGraugrey
3Middle High Germangrā—
4Old High Germangrāogrey
5Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via English thumping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthumpingExceptional in some degree; A dull, heavy sound;...
2EnglishthumpA blow that produces a muffled sound; The sound...
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