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Where does “crepel” come from?

crepel (Middle English) comes from Old English crypel, from Proto-West Germanic krupil, from Proto-Germanic krupilaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

crepel (Middle English): A disabled person; a cripple; disabled, lame

Definitions

  1. A disabled person; a cripple; disabled, lame

Ancestry of “crepel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcrypelcripple, disabled person; crippled, disabled
2Proto-West Germanickrupilcrawling, cripple
3Proto-Germanickrupilaztending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crepel”

  • cripple
  • crip
  • supercrip
  • crippler
  • crippledom
  • crippleness
  • crippleware
  • cripply
  • becripple
  • cripplesome
  • kripla
  • crupel
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