Where does “crapahuter” come from?
crapahuter (French) comes from French crapahut, from French crapaud, from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
crapahuter (French): to walk to battle, especially over difficult...
Definitions
- to walk to battle, especially over difficult...
Ancestry of “crapahuter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | crapahut | trudge |
| 2 | French | crapaud | toad; baby grand piano; flaw |
| 3 | Middle French | crapaud | — |
| 4 | Old French | crapaut | — |
| 5 | Frankish | krappō | hook; a hook |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grep- | hook; a hook, force |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gremb- | crooked, uneven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |