Where does “krapo” come from?

krapo (Mauritian Creole) comes from French crapaud, from Middle French crapaud, from Old French crapaut, from Frankish krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

krapo (Mauritian Creole): toad

Definitions

toad

Ancestry of “krapo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	crapaud	toad; baby grand piano; flaw
2	Middle French	crapaud	—
3	Old French	crapaut	—
4	Frankish	krappō	hook; a hook
5	Proto-Indo-European	grep-	hook; a hook, force
6	Proto-Indo-European	gremb-	crooked, uneven
7	Proto-Indo-European	ger-	to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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