Where does “crupen” come from?

crupen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch crūpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan, from Proto-Germanic kreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crupen (Middle Dutch): to crawl, to move close to the ground; to creep,...

Definitions

  1. to crawl, to move close to the ground; to creep,...

Ancestry of “crupen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchcrūpanto creep
2Proto-West Germanic*kreupanto creep, crawl
3Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crupen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kreupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kreupan →