Where does “creeping” come from?
Creeping comes from Middle English crepynge, formed from the Middle English verb crepe with the suffix -ing, which derives from Old English -ing and -ung, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root ger-.
creeping (English): present participle of creep; The act of something...
Definitions
- present participle of creep; The act of something...
Ancestry of “creeping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | crepynge | Creeping; slithering, moving stealthily or low to... |
| 2 | Middle English | crepen | To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or... |
| 3 | Old English | crēopan | to creep, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “creeping”