Where does “kreppa” come from?
kreppa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kreppa, from Proto-Germanic krimpaną, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kreppa (Faroese): crisis
Ancestry of “kreppa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | kreppa | strait, scrape; to squeeze, press; to become... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krimpaną | to shrink, draw back |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |