Where does “crope” come from?
crope (English) comes from Middle English crope, from Old English crēap, 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...
crope (English): simple past tense of creep
Definitions
- simple past tense of creep
Ancestry of “crope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | crope | — |
| 2 | Old English | crēap | crept |
| 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... |