Where does “croupe” come from?
croupe (Norman) comes from Old French crope, from Old Norse kroppr, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
croupe (Norman): croup, rump
Ancestry of “croupe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | crope | croup |
| 2 | Old Norse | kroppr | body |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |