Where does “accroupissement” come from?
accroupissement (French) comes from French accroupir, 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...
accroupissement (French): squat, squatting
Ancestry of “accroupissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | accroupir | to crouch, squat; to debase oneself; to make... |
| 2 | French | croupir | — |
| 3 | French | croupe | The part of an animal that corresponds to the... |
| 4 | Old French | crope | croup |
| 5 | Old Norse | kroppr | body |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |