Where does “creeft” come from?
creeft (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch krevit, from Proto-Germanic krabitaz, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Ancestry of “creeft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | krevit | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | krabitaz | crustacean |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | grebʰ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
Words derived from “creeft”