Where does “cripqueer” come from?
cripqueer (English) comes from English Crip, 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...
Ancestry of “cripqueer”, step by step
cripqueer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Crip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Crip | A member of The Crips, a violent Los Angeles... |
| 2 | English | cripple | Crippled; a person who has severely impaired... |
| 3 | Middle English | cripel | Alternative form of crepel |
| 4 | Old English | crypel | cripple, disabled person; crippled, disabled |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | krupil | crawling, cripple |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via English queer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queer | Weird, odd or different; whimsical; Slightly... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | queer | oblique, off-center |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |