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Where does “croupe” come from?

croupe (French) comes 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...

croupe (French): The part of an animal that corresponds to the...

Definitions

  1. The part of an animal that corresponds to the...

Ancestry of “croupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcropecroup
2Old Norsekropprbody
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “croupe”

  • croupade
  • croupion
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