Where does “Rohrkrepierer” come from?
Rohrkrepierer (German) comes from German krepieren, from Italian crepare, from Latin crepāre, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
Rohrkrepierer (German): barrel burst; non-starter, flop
Definitions
- barrel burst; non-starter, flop
Ancestry of “Rohrkrepierer”, step by step
Rohrkrepierer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German krepieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | krepieren | to die miserably, croak |
| 2 | Italian | crepare | to crack; to no longer be able to contain or... |
| 3 | Latin | crepāre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |