Where does “Krapp” come from?

Krapp (German) comes from Middle Dutch crappe, from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Krapp (German): madder and the pigment from it

Definitions

  1. madder and the pigment from it

Ancestry of “Krapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcrappe—
2Proto-West Germanickrappōa hook
3Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
4Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Krapp”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gremb- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grep- →