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Where does “crepen” come from?

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

crepen (Middle English): To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or...

Definitions

  1. To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or...

Ancestry of “crepen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “crepen”

  • creep
  • creeping
  • creepy
  • creepeth
  • crawlies
  • creepiness
  • creepage
  • creepily
  • creepingly
  • creepest
  • creepo
  • creepmouse
  • creepoid
  • creepmeter
  • creephole
  • creeps
  • creepshot
  • uncreepy
  • creepify
  • creeptacular
  • Christmas creep
  • creepsome
  • crepynge
  • creper
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