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

Definitions

  1. croup, rump

Ancestry of “croupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcropecroup
2Old Norsekropprbody
3Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz →