Where does “creeps” come from?
creeps (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...
creeps (English): plural of creep; API pl; Fear; anxiety
Definitions
- plural of creep; API pl; Fear; anxiety
Ancestry of “creeps”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | creep | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the... |
| 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 | to creep, crawl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |