Where does “kroolata” come from?
kroolata (Finnish) comes from Finnish krooli, from English crawl, from Middle English crawlen, from Old Norse krafla, from Proto-Germanic krablōną, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
kroolata (Finnish): To crawl
Definitions
- To crawl
Ancestry of “kroolata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | krooli | crawl, front crawl |
| 2 | English | crawl | To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or... |
| 3 | Middle English | crawlen | to crawl |
| 4 | Old Norse | krafla | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krablōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |