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Where does “Kriechverhalten” come from?

Kriechverhalten (German) comes from German verhalten, from German halten, from English halt, from Middle English halt, from Old English healt, from Proto-West Germanic halt, from Proto-Germanic haltaz, from Proto-Indo-European kol-d- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Kriechverhalten (German): creep

Definitions

  1. creep

Ancestry of “Kriechverhalten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverhaltenrestrained; to behave; to be
2Germanhaltento hold; to stop; to halt; to hold back; to...
3EnglishhaltTo limp; move with a limping gait; To stand in...
4Middle Englishhalt—
5Old Englishhealtlame, limping
6Proto-West Germanichaltlame, halt
7Proto-Germanichaltazlame, halt
8Proto-Indo-Europeankol-d-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
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