Where does “krüppel” come from?
krüppel (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German kröpel, from Old Saxon krupil, 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...
Ancestry of “krüppel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | kröpel | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | krupil | crippled, paralyzed |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krupil | crawling, cripple |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | krupilaz | tending to, or prone to crawl; creeping;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |