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*kreupanto creep, crawl
3Proto-Germanickreupanąto twist, to creep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “crepen”

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