Where does “Kropp” come from?
Kropp (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German kropf, from Old High German kropf, from Proto-West Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Kropp (Hunsrik): craw
Definitions
- craw
Ancestry of “Kropp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kropf | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kropf | crop, craw |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kropp | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |