Where does “kriechen” come from?

kriechen (German) comes from Old High German kriochan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan, from Proto-Germanic kreukaną — to fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl.

kriechen (German): to creep; to crawl

Definitions

  1. to creep; to crawl

Ancestry of “kriechen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankriochan—
2Proto-West Germanic*kreukan—
3Proto-Germanickreukanąto fold, wrinkle; to stoop, crawl

Words derived from “kriechen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic kreukaną →