Where does “crepynge” come from?
crepynge (Middle English) comes from Middle English crepen, 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...
crepynge (Middle English): Creeping; slithering, moving stealthily or low to...
Definitions
- Creeping; slithering, moving stealthily or low to...
Ancestry of “crepynge”, step by step
crepynge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English crepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | crepen | To move in a subtle or secretive way; To enter or... |
| 2 | Old English | crēopan | to creep, crawl |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kreupan | to creep, crawl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kreupaną | to twist, to creep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |