Where does “crippleness” come from?
crippleness (English) comes from English cripple, from Middle English cripel, from Old English crypel, from Proto-West Germanic krupil, from Proto-Germanic krupilaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crippleness (English): lameness
Definitions
- lameness
Ancestry of “crippleness”, step by step
crippleness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cripple
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cripple | Crippled; a person who has severely impaired... |
| 2 | Middle English | cripel | Alternative form of crepel |
| 3 | Old English | crypel | cripple, disabled person; crippled, disabled |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krupil | crawling, cripple |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |