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

Definitions

  1. crisis

Ancestry of “kreppa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekreppastrait, scrape; to squeeze, press; to become...
2Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic krimpaną →