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Where does “creepify” come from?

creepify (English) comes from English creep, from Middle English crepen, from Old English crēopan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

creepify (English): To make creepy; to make annoying, unpleasant, or...

Definitions

  1. To make creepy; to make annoying, unpleasant, or...

Ancestry of “creepify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreepTo move slowly with the abdomen close to the...
2Middle EnglishcrepenTo move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or...
3Old Englishcrēopanto creep, crawl
4Proto-West Germanic*kreupan—
5Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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