Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “crappe” come from?

crappe (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic krappō, from Proto-Indo-European grep-, from Proto-Indo-European gremb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Ancestry of “crappe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickrappōa hook
2Proto-Indo-Europeangrep-hook; a hook, force
3Proto-Indo-Europeangremb-crooked, uneven
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crappe”

  • крапп
  • Krapp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →