Where does “Krapp” come from?

Krapp (Luxembourgish) comes 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...

Krapp (Luxembourgish): crop, craw; goitre

Definitions

  1. crop, craw; goitre

Ancestry of “Krapp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankropfcrop, craw
2Proto-West Germanic*kropp—
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz →