Where does “Krëppel” come from?
Krëppel (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German krupil, from Proto-Germanic krupilaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Krëppel (Luxembourgish): cripple
Ancestry of “Krëppel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | krupil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |