Where does “krjúpa” come from?

krjúpa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse krjúpa, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krjúpa (Icelandic): to kneel down, to genuflect, to get down on one's...

Definitions

  1. to kneel down, to genuflect, to get down on one's...

Ancestry of “krjúpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekrjúpato creep, crouch; to fall prostrate, kneel
2Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kreupaną →Every word from Old Norse krjúpa →