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Where does “accroupir” come from?

accroupir (French) comes from French croupir, from French croupe, from Old French crope, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

accroupir (French): to crouch, squat; to debase oneself; to make...

Definitions

  1. to crouch, squat; to debase oneself; to make...

Ancestry of “accroupir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcroupir—
2FrenchcroupeThe part of an animal that corresponds to the...
3Old Frenchcropecroup
4Old Norsekropprbody
5Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “accroupir”

  • accroupissement
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